{"product_id":"the-bad-corset-9781350295186","title":"The Bad Corset","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth a translation and critique of an early 20th century seminal French text on the physical effects of corseting, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Corset\u003c\/i\u003e explores contemporary anti-woman bias to challenge the commonly accepted assertions about corsetry's contribution to disease, disfigurement, and disorders of the female body.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The original 1908 French book, \u003ci\u003eLe Corset\u003c\/i\u003e by Ludovic O''Followellwith its graphic illustrations, some of which are reproduced heretells a story, familiar to anyone interested in popular culture and fashion history, of women suffering for fashion, tormented by and subject to their corsets. However, a close reading of the texts tells a very different, and more complicated, story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating exploration, approaching the topic from a scientific perspective, and reproducing facsimiles of the original text, with translations and annotations, critiques the presumptions and anxieties of male medical professionals on the damage' caused by corsets to th\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49396225933655,"sku":"9781350295186","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350295186.jpg?v=1730415160","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bad-corset-9781350295186","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}