Vanity: 21st Century Selves

Tanner, C.; Maher, J.; Fraser, S.

What role does 'vanity' play in the lives of 21st century subjects? Exploring a range of fields including public health, information technology, media studies and feminist approaches to the body and beauty, this book offers a broad analysis of how 'vanity' shapes contemporary Western societies and its understandings of selfhood.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-02-27

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230272187

DOI: 10.1057/9781137308504

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 210