Working out in Japan : shaping the female body in Tokyo fitness clubs / Laura Spielvogel.
Author/creator |
Spielvogel, Laura, 1970- |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 2003. |
Description | xii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | The history of aerobics in Japan -- The sexy American import -- The discipline of space -- The discipline of bodies -- Cigarettes and aerobics: frustrations with gender inequities in the club -- Young, proportionate, leggy, and thin: the ideal female body -- Selfishly skinny or selflessly starving. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-241) and index. |
LCCN | 2002012949 |
ISBN | 0822330377 (cloth : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0822330490 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | GV482 .S67 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |