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What Nudism Exposes offers a convincing new perspective on postwar Canada by revealing how nudist clubs navigated the social and cultural changes of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s.

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... [a] richly researched and insightful book...

-- Bob Hummelt, BC Studies

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Nudism Comes to Canada

1 Building a Movement

2 Constructing Community at the Club

3 Regulating Sexuality

4 Navigating Gender Norms

5 Raising Young Nudists

Part 2: Nudism on Display

6 Photographs in Sunbathing for Health Magazine, 1947–59

7 The Pageant Tradition and Miss Nude World

Part 3: Nudism, the Natural Environment, and the Regulation of Space

8 Cultivating Nature and Protecting Privacy at the Club

9 Defending Nature and Public Nudity at Wreck Beach, 1969–79

Conclusion

Notes; Bibliography; Index

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 01/10/2022
      ISBN13: 9780774867207, 978-0774867207
      ISBN10: 0774867205
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      Gender studies, gender groups Sociology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What Nudism Exposes offers a convincing new perspective on postwar Canada by revealing how nudist clubs navigated the social and cultural changes of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s.

      Trade Review

      ... [a] richly researched and insightful book...

      -- Bob Hummelt, BC Studies

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Part 1: Nudism Comes to Canada

      1 Building a Movement

      2 Constructing Community at the Club

      3 Regulating Sexuality

      4 Navigating Gender Norms

      5 Raising Young Nudists

      Part 2: Nudism on Display

      6 Photographs in Sunbathing for Health Magazine, 1947–59

      7 The Pageant Tradition and Miss Nude World

      Part 3: Nudism, the Natural Environment, and the Regulation of Space

      8 Cultivating Nature and Protecting Privacy at the Club

      9 Defending Nature and Public Nudity at Wreck Beach, 1969–79

      Conclusion

      Notes; Bibliography; Index

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