Body Wars: Making Peace with Women's Bodies (An Activist's Guide)
- ISBN-10
- 0936077344
- ISBN-13
- 9780936077345
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 307
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-18
- Publisher
- Gurze Books
- Author
- Margo Maine
Description
Written for activists and educators, this cultural critique of female body image discusses the topic as it relates to sports, fashion, advertising, and propaganda, and offers practical strategies for those willing to fight unhealthy or unrealistic female images in society. Original. Tour.
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- 2011-06-01
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