Beauty Queens on the Global Stage

Gender, Contests, and Power

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
Cover of the book Beauty Queens on the Global Stage by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781136658266
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781136658266
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Modern beauty contests were invented by P.T. Barnum in the United States, but in the 20th century pageants and contests have spread across the entire world from Nepal to Tierra Del Fuego. Why are women (and sometimes men in drag) parading on stage such a universally appealing spectacle, attracting an audience in the billions? This book is the first global comparison of pageants from different parts of the world, at the ways each contest is both intensely local and unique, and simultaneously global and remarkable repetitious. The authors use the latest tools of feminist, ethnographic, and literary scholarship to unpack and interpret one of the greatest and most universal spectacles of modern times.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Modern beauty contests were invented by P.T. Barnum in the United States, but in the 20th century pageants and contests have spread across the entire world from Nepal to Tierra Del Fuego. Why are women (and sometimes men in drag) parading on stage such a universally appealing spectacle, attracting an audience in the billions? This book is the first global comparison of pageants from different parts of the world, at the ways each contest is both intensely local and unique, and simultaneously global and remarkable repetitious. The authors use the latest tools of feminist, ethnographic, and literary scholarship to unpack and interpret one of the greatest and most universal spectacles of modern times.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Soy, Globalization, and Environmental Politics in South America by
Cover of the book Developing Your Teaching by
Cover of the book Music and Gesture by
Cover of the book Ownership, Financial Accountability and the Law by
Cover of the book The Middle Ages by
Cover of the book Nation and Identity in Contemporary Europe by
Cover of the book Third Sector Policy at the Crossroads by
Cover of the book Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe by
Cover of the book Problematizing Public Pedagogy by
Cover of the book Muslim Citizens in the West by
Cover of the book The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment by
Cover of the book An Economic Theory of Managerial Firms by
Cover of the book Data Analysis and Research for Sport and Exercise Science by
Cover of the book The Politics of Economic Restructuring in India by
Cover of the book Engaging Theories in Family Communication by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy