'A smart, angry, insightful book, and a clarion call to freedom. The author exposes the tyranny of the beauty myth through the ages and its. With pertinent and intelligent examples, she confronts the beauty industry and its advertising and uncovers the reasons why women are consumed by this destructive obsession. In this iconic, gripping and frank expose, Naomi Wolf exposes the tyranny of the beauty myth through the ages and its oppressive function today, in the home and at work, in literature and the media, in relationships between men and women, between women and women. Its the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill societys impossible definition of 'the flawless beauty. (Vintage Feminism Short Edition) by Naomi Wolf. Available in used condition with free US shipping on orders over 10. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is constant and all-pervading. Buy The Beauty Myth (Vintage Feminism Short Edition) By Naomi Wolf. Įvery day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma - how to look. The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity. Provocative, punchy and important, this is one of the essential classics of modern feminist literature. by Naomi Wolf - 11.99 Vintage Publishing (2015) paperback ISBN 13: 9780099595748 ISBN 10: 0099595745.

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