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Sculpture Machine
Michael Anton Budd
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Description for Sculpture Machine
Hardcover. Portraying the revolution in bodily representation, ideas and pleasures that characterized the century encompassing romanticism and totalitarianism, this work illustrates how ideas about bodies influenced the building of identities in concert with the construction of a larger consumer culture. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 445.
The Sculpture Machine portrays the dramatic revolution in bodily representation, ideas and pleasures that characterized the century encompassing the twilight of Romanticism and the dawn of Totalitarianism. It explains how character, environment and morality were linked through bodies by prominent social reformers, politicians, military leaders and innovative entrepreneurs. With a thought provoking analysis, it illustrates how ideas about bodies influenced the building of social, gender and sexual identities in concert with the construction of a larger consumer culture.
The Sculpture Machine portrays the dramatic revolution in bodily representation, ideas and pleasures that characterized the century encompassing the twilight of Romanticism and the dawn of Totalitarianism. It explains how character, environment and morality were linked through bodies by prominent social reformers, politicians, military leaders and innovative entrepreneurs. With a thought provoking analysis, it illustrates how ideas about bodies influenced the building of social, gender and sexual identities in concert with the construction of a larger consumer culture.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333626641
SKU
V9780333626641
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About Michael Anton Budd
MICHAEL ANTON BUDD
Reviews for Sculpture Machine
'Quite simply a superb book - original, profound, elegant. An outstanding study of the physique in modern culture, it advances our understanding of the male body as a symbol of political, cultural, and economic principles, ideals and ambitions.' - Ophir Lehavy