Beauty, virtue, power, and success in Venezuela 1850-2015 / by Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols.
| Author/creator | Nichols, Elizabeth Gackstetter |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Productive heterosexuality and feminine beauty in the nineteenth century -- Mercedes Mutis de Ibarra: the powerlessness of old age -- Ana Teresa Ibarra de Guzmán: the (irate) caged bird -- The ideal mother: decent girls with good hair in the early twentieth century -- Teresa de la Parra: the arduous duty to appear beautiful -- Antonia Palacios: learning to be decente -- Modern beauty pageants and contests: individual and collective identity -- Blonde and wealthy: strategic beauty -- Stefania Mosca, Belén Valarino, and Lidia Rebrij: cosmo girls -- 100% chic: dressing well to guarantee success in the twenty-first century -- "Exotic" and poor: practical beauty -- Plastic surgery: beauty and consumption in twenty-first century Venezuela. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Nichols, Elizabeth Gackstetter, author. Beauty, virtue, power, and success in Venezuela 1850-2015 Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016] 9781498523646 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016031647 |
| ISBN | 9781498523653 (Electronic) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |