Jane Nicholas

The Modern Girl

Feminine Modernities, the Body, and Commodities in the 1920s

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Produktbeschreibung

Using a wide range of visual and textual evidence, Nicholas illuminates both the frequent public debates about female appearance and the realities of feminine self-presentation in 1920s Canada.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9781442626041
• ISBN-10: 1442626046
• Artikelnr.: 40904301

Autorenporträt

By Jane Nicholas

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments 
List of Figures
Introduction: The Canadian Modern Girl
1. Making a Modern Girl’s Body: Commodities, Performance, and Discipline
2. Dear Valerie, Dear Mab: Beauty, Expert Advice, and Modern Magic
3. Urban Modernity, Race, Nation, and the Modern Girl
4. The Beauty Pageant: Contesting Feminine Modernities
5. Modern Art and the Girl: Nude Art and the Feminine Threat
6. Modern Girls and Machines: Cars, Projectors, and Publicity 
Conclusion: Losing the Modern Girl
Notes
Bibliography