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Book Synopsis
Rather than disappearing along with the Old Regime, the commerce of cosmetics, reimagined and redefined, flourished in the early 19th century, as political ideals and Enlightenment philosophies radically altered popular sentiment.

Trade Review
Selling Beauty is a well-written and impressively researched book. -- Jennifer M. Jones H-France 2010 This book makes a scholarly and critical contribution to histories of the consumer revolution, commercial culture, and gender. -- John Shovlin American Historical Review 2010

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Practices of Beauty: The Creation of a Consumer Market
2. A Market for Beauty: The Production of Cosmetics
3. Advertising Beauty: The Culture of Publicity
4. Maligning Beauty: The Critics Take on Artifice
5. Domesticating Beauty: The Medical Supervision of Women's Toilette
6. Selling Natural Artifice: Entrepreneurs Redefine the Commerce of Cosmetics
7. Selling the Orient: From the Exotic Harem to Napoleon's Colonial Enterprise
8. Selling Masculinity: The Commercial Competition over Men's Hair
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9780801893094, 978-0801893094
      ISBN10: 0801893097
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      Gender studies, gender groups

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Rather than disappearing along with the Old Regime, the commerce of cosmetics, reimagined and redefined, flourished in the early 19th century, as political ideals and Enlightenment philosophies radically altered popular sentiment.

      Trade Review
      Selling Beauty is a well-written and impressively researched book. -- Jennifer M. Jones H-France 2010 This book makes a scholarly and critical contribution to histories of the consumer revolution, commercial culture, and gender. -- John Shovlin American Historical Review 2010

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. The Practices of Beauty: The Creation of a Consumer Market
      2. A Market for Beauty: The Production of Cosmetics
      3. Advertising Beauty: The Culture of Publicity
      4. Maligning Beauty: The Critics Take on Artifice
      5. Domesticating Beauty: The Medical Supervision of Women's Toilette
      6. Selling Natural Artifice: Entrepreneurs Redefine the Commerce of Cosmetics
      7. Selling the Orient: From the Exotic Harem to Napoleon's Colonial Enterprise
      8. Selling Masculinity: The Commercial Competition over Men's Hair
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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