[PDF.74zk] The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Male Physical Development

The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Male Physical Development

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 | #3381688 in Books |  Continuum International Publishing Group |  1995-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  1.07 x7.30 x9.47l, | File type: PDF | 400 pages

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||0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A pionerring text in early Men's and Body Studies|By Carlos Rodriguez|A seminal (pun intended) text on male bodies, masculinities, and body studies. So needing an update and expansion The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Male Physical Development|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| great purchase|By Molly J BrownFrom Publishers Weekly|What's most troubling about The Perfectible Body is that Dutton seems to think perfection comes in only one gender. An Australian professor of French, Dutton presents a readable and nuanced history of male body-building, from the ancient G

In many cultures, physical perfection is a contradiction in terms; the physical--the realm of the body--is, by definition, thought of as imperfect. Yet in Western cultures, the pervasive tradition in depicting human or superhuman perfection has been that of a conscpicuously masculine physique. This fascinating book explores the origins and evolution of this Western ideal. Photos.

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