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- 00036781 abstract "Beauty seems simple; we know it when we see it. But of course our ideas about what is attractive are influenced by a broad range of social and economic factors, and in Beauty and Business leading historians set out to provide this important cultural context. How have retailers shaped popular consciousness about beauty? And how, in turn, have cultural assumptions influenced the commodification of beauty? The contributors here look to particular examples in order to address these questions, turning their attention to topics ranging from the social role of the African American hair salon, and the sexual dynamics of bathing suits and shirtcollars, to the deeper meanings of corsets and what the Avon lady tells us about changing American values. As a whole, these essays force us to reckon with the ways that beauty has been made, bought, and sold in modern America.".
- 00036781 contributor B27942.
- 00036781 coverage "United States Commerce History.".
- 00036781 created "2001.".
- 00036781 date "2001".
- 00036781 date "2001.".
- 00036781 dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- 00036781 description "Beauty seems simple; we know it when we see it. But of course our ideas about what is attractive are influenced by a broad range of social and economic factors, and in Beauty and Business leading historians set out to provide this important cultural context. How have retailers shaped popular consciousness about beauty? And how, in turn, have cultural assumptions influenced the commodification of beauty? The contributors here look to particular examples in order to address these questions, turning their attention to topics ranging from the social role of the African American hair salon, and the sexual dynamics of bathing suits and shirtcollars, to the deeper meanings of corsets and what the Avon lady tells us about changing American values. As a whole, these essays force us to reckon with the ways that beauty has been made, bought, and sold in modern America.".
- 00036781 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 00036781 extent "iv, 340 p. :".
- 00036781 identifier "0415926661".
- 00036781 identifier "041592667X (pbk.)".
- 00036781 identifier 00036781-d.html.
- 00036781 identifier 00036781-b.html.
- 00036781 isPartOf "Hagley perspectives on business and culture".
- 00036781 issued "2001".
- 00036781 issued "2001.".
- 00036781 language "eng".
- 00036781 publisher "New York : Routledge,".
- 00036781 spatial "United States Commerce History.".
- 00036781 spatial "United States".
- 00036781 subject "391.6/0973 21".
- 00036781 subject "Beauty, Personal United States History.".
- 00036781 subject "Clothing trade United States History.".
- 00036781 subject "Fashion United States History.".
- 00036781 subject "HF3031 .B42 2001".
- 00036781 title "Beauty and business : commerce, gender, and culture in modern America / edited by Philip Scranton.".
- 00036781 type "text".