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Three Faces of Beauty: Casablanca, Paris, Cairo,New
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Three Faces of Beauty offers a unique approach to understanding globalization and cultural change based on a comparative, ethnographic study of a nearly universal institution: the beauty salon. Susan Ossman traces the images and words of the beauty industry as they developed historically between Paris, Cairo, and Casablanca and then vividly demonstrates how such images are embodied today in salons located in each city.By examining how images from fashion magazines, film, and advertising are enacted in beauty salons, Ossman demonstrates how embodiment is able to display and rework certain hierarchies. While offering the possibility of freedom from the tethers of status, nation, religion, and nature, beauty is created by these very categories and values, Ossman shows. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, she documents the various rituals of welcome, choicemaking, pricing practices, and spatial arrangements in multiple salons . She also reveals ways in which patrons in all three cities imagine and coopt looks they believe are fashionable in the other cities. By observing salons as scenes of instruction, Ossman reveals that beautiful bodies evolve within the intertwining contexts of media, modernity, location, time, postcolonialism, and male expectation.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Three Faces of Beauty'? A: 'Three Faces of Beauty' explores globalization and cultural change through the lens of beauty salons in Paris, Cairo, and Casablanca.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Three Faces of Beauty'? A: The book is authored by Susan Ossman.
- Q: What type of study does the book present? A: The book presents a comparative, ethnographic study based on interviews and observations in beauty salons.
- Q: How many pages does 'Three Faces of Beauty' have? A: 'Three Faces of Beauty' contains 216 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'Three Faces of Beauty' published? A: 'Three Faces of Beauty' was published on February 28, 2002.
- Q: What themes are explored in the book? A: The book examines themes of beauty, identity, cultural hierarchies, and the influence of media and modernity.
- Q: Is 'Three Faces of Beauty' a new book? A: Yes, the book is listed as 'New' in condition.
- Q: What can readers expect to learn from this book? A: Readers can expect to learn about the rituals, practices, and cultural implications surrounding beauty in different cities.
- Q: Does the book include illustrations? A: 'Three Faces of Beauty' is noted as an illustrated edition.