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The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia

The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia

by Julie Willett
Hardback
Publication Date: 11/05/2010

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This is the first encyclopedia to focus exclusively on the many aspects of the American beauty industry, covering both its diverse origins and its global reach.

The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia is the first compilation to focus exclusively on this pervasive business, covering both its diverse origins and global reach. More than 100 entries were chosen specifically to illuminate the most iconic aspects of the industry's past and present, exploring the meaning of beauty practices and products, often while making analytical use of categories such as gender, race, sexuality, and stages of the lifecycle.



Focusing primarily on the late-19th and 20th-century American beauty industry-an era of unprecedented expansion-the encyclopedia covers ancient practices and the latest trends and provides a historical examination of institutions, entrepreneurs, styles, and technological innovations. It covers, for example, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, as well as how Asian women today are having muscle fiber removed from their calves to create a more "Western" look. Entries also explore how the industry reflects social movements and concerns that are inextricably bound to religion, feminism, the health and safety of consumers and workers, the treatment of animals, and environmental sustainability.









More than 100 entries cover many facets of the American beauty industry



Over 40 contributors provide a variety of perspectives



Some three dozen photographs capture various aspects of this pervasive industry



Includes a chronology and a selected bibliography
ISBN:
9780313359491
9780313359491
Category:
Popular culture
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
11-05-2010
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
364
Dimensions (mm):
254x178x28mm
Weight:
0.91kg

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