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Managing the body : beauty, health, and fitness in Britain, 1880-1939 /

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'Managing the Body' explores the emergence of modern male and female bodies within the context of debates about racial fitness and active citizenship in Britain from the 1880s until 1939.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zweiniger-Bargielowska, Ina (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2010]
©2010
Subjects:
Physical fitness > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Physical fitness > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Body image > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Body image > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Gender identity > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Gender identity > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Physical education and training > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Physical education and training > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Physical Fitness > history
Body Image > history
Gender Identity > history
Physical Education and Training > history
Image du corps > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Image du corps > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Identité de genre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Identité de genre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Éducation physique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Éducation physique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Health and Fitness.
Body image
Gender identity
Physical education and training
Physical fitness > Social aspects
Great Britain
Körperkultur
Großbritannien
1800-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:'Managing the Body' explores the emergence of modern male and female bodies within the context of debates about racial fitness and active citizenship in Britain from the 1880s until 1939.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 394 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191594878
0191594873