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The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Physical Development

The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Physical Development
Library Shelf Location 06.BODY
Publication Date 1995
Description This book explores and re-evaluates the traditional muscular hero-figure and the origins of the western ideal of a "perfectible body", developed from the pagan bodily ideals of ancient Greece. It illustrates the evolution of this ideal into the visual language of bodybuilders and strippers.
ISBN 9780304332304
Quantity 1
Pages 400
Author Kenneth R Dutton
Format Paperback
Publisher Cassell
Category Art by Subject
Keyword Body (subject)
Language English

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