The Perfectible Body

The Perfectible Body The Western Ideal of Physical Development

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780304332304
Publisher: Cassell
Imprint: Cassell
Pub date:
DEWEY: 646.75
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 1049g
Height: 246mm
Width: 189mm