The Beauty Myth (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)

Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short form

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

Every 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 expos¿f the tyranny of the beauty myth, its oppressive function and the destructive obsession it engenders.