- 233 pages
- English
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Beauty, Virtue, Power, and Success in Venezuela 1850–2015
About this book
Beauty, Virtue, Power, and Success in Venezuela 1850–2015 examines the societal duty of Venezuelan women to display and perform their inner virtue and worth through careful management of their outer physical appearance in four historical moments: 1850–1890, 1910–1950, 1960–1990, and 2000–2015. Since the early 1800's, Venezuelan women-and more specifically, their bodies-have served as physical symbols of homeland, honor, and morality. Nichols contextualizes her study socially and historically by examining the impact of cultural phenomena like nineteenth-century eugenics, scientific motherhood, popular and elite literature, film, beauty pageants, and plastic surgery. This book tells the story of how Venezuelan women have learned to exercise and perform to societal expectations of beauty. Recommended for scholars of Latin American studies, women's studies, gender studies, sociology, and history.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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Yes, you can access Beauty, Virtue, Power, and Success in Venezuela 1850–2015 by Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Gender Studies. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.