The beauty industry : gender, culture, pleasure /
Paula Black.
- 1st ed.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
- ix, 214 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-199) and index.
Ordinary people come through here: introducing the work of the beauty salon -- Inventing beauty: the history of the beauty salon -- Just because it feels good doesn`t make it right?: identity in the beauty salon -- The hidden labour of beauty -- Look good, feel better: promoting health in the beauty salon -- You feel better when you leave: some concluding comments.
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Great Britain. Beauty, Personal--Great Britain. Beauty culture--Great Britain. Human body--Social aspects. Beauty shops--Great Britain. Cosmetics industry. Mind and body.