| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
| Series |
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East |
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Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
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| Contents |
Istanbul appearances: An introduction -- Istanbul, the "beautifying city" -- "For a more beautiful Turkey": The urban beauty service sector -- The multiple meanings of feminine beauty -- Aging "well" in urban Turkey -- Reshaping "Turkish" breasts and noses -- Becoming prezentabl -- Feminine self-fashioning in times of change |
| Summary |
"Using ethnographic fieldwork carried out in beauty salons and clinics in different parts of Istanbul between 2011 and 2015, the manuscript argues that the study of embodied beauty offers unique insights into the gender dynamics and the politics of social and political reproduction amidst the recent conservative-authoritarian turn in Turkey"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 24, 2023) |
| Subject |
Beauty, Personal -- Turkey -- Istanbul
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Human body -- Social aspects.
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- Turkey -- Istanbul
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Beauty shops -- Turkey -- Istanbul
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Beauty, Personal
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Beauty shops
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
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Human body -- Social aspects
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Turkey -- Istanbul
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022037794 |
| ISBN |
9780815655879 |
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0815655878 |
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