The Beauty Myth (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)

Author: Wolf, Naomi

Society & social sciences

Published on 2 March 2015 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) as part of 'the Vintage Feminism Short Editions' series.

Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOREvery day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma - how to look. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is constant and all-pervading. In this shortened edition you will find the essence of Wolf's groundbreaking book. It is a radical, gripping and frank expose of the tyranny of the beauty myth, its oppressive function and the destructive obsession it engenders.