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Women, beauty and power in early modern England

by Edith Snook · 2011

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"Divided into three sections on cosmetics, clothes and hairstyling, this book explores how early modern women regarded beauty culture and in what waysskin, clothes and hair could be used to represent racial, class and gender identities, and to convey political, religious and philosophical ideals"—

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social sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 230 pages

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