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Explores how four influential dancers embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation.

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“Here is a book that will scare the pants off John Ashcroft. A highbrow survey of what generally passes as a lowbrow art. . . . The detail is as delicious, and as revealing, as a Dance of the Seven Veils.”—New York Times
“Bentley studies the figure of the fin-de-siècle femme fatale, in particular four women–Colette, Maud Allan, Mata Hari, and Ida Rubinstein–who chose the way of Salome. They danced exotically to wield their power, reinvent themselves, and, paradoxically, hide their sad pasts by becoming as nude as possible.”—Village Voice
“This fascinating slice of popular culture will appeal to both social and dance historians.”—Booklist

Sisters of Salome

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    A Paperback / softback by Toni Bentley

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/2005
      ISBN13: 9780803262416, 978-0803262416
      ISBN10: 0803262418

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores how four influential dancers embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation.

      Trade Review
      “Here is a book that will scare the pants off John Ashcroft. A highbrow survey of what generally passes as a lowbrow art. . . . The detail is as delicious, and as revealing, as a Dance of the Seven Veils.”—New York Times
      “Bentley studies the figure of the fin-de-siècle femme fatale, in particular four women–Colette, Maud Allan, Mata Hari, and Ida Rubinstein–who chose the way of Salome. They danced exotically to wield their power, reinvent themselves, and, paradoxically, hide their sad pasts by becoming as nude as possible.”—Village Voice
      “This fascinating slice of popular culture will appeal to both social and dance historians.”—Booklist

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