The Sculpture Machine: Physical Culture and Body Politics in the Age of Empire

Budd, M.

The Sculpture Machine portrays the dramatic revolution in bodily representation, ideas and pleasures that characterized the century encompassing the twilight of Romanticism and the dawn of Totalitarianism. It explains how character, environment and morality were linked through bodies by prominent social reformers, politicians, military leaders and innovative entrepreneurs. With a thought provoking analysis, it illustrates how ideas about bodies influenced the building of social, gender and sexual identities in concert with the construction of a larger consumer culture.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1997-01-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333626641

DOI: 10.1057/9780230377127

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 218