Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty - Brossura

Etcoff, Nancy

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ISBN 10: 0385479425 ISBN 13: 9780385479424

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000

Riassunto

Appealing to cognitive science and Darwinian theory, a professor of psychology at the Harvard Medical School challenges the radical feminist view that feminine beauty is a harmful myth perpetuated by male chauvinists and Madison Avenue. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.

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Recensione:

"Authoritative and surprisingly entertaining." —Chicago Tribune

"Survival of the Prettiest is the first book to pull all of the science on beauty into one lively yet thoughtful package, showing again that it's not just ax-grinding males who believe that biology continues to play an important role in our lives." —The New York Times Book Review

"Through a series of global scientific studies, Etcoff . . . presents a compelling argument for why so many cultures are influenced by beauty." —The Boston Globe

"Nancy Etcoff . . . writes confidently that today's culture of beauty is not a backlash against feminism. She delves into why we devour fashion magazines, agonize about waist sizes, and gaze longingly at objects of desire." —Houston Chronicle

"[A] sprightly, spunky, well-written treatise on the Darwinian science of looking good." —Entertainment Weekly 

L'autore:

Nancy Etcoff has an M.Ed. from Harvard, a Ph.D. in psychology from Boston University, and has held a post-doctoral fellowship in brain and cognitive sciences at MIT. She is currently a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a practicing psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0385479425
• ISBN 13: 9780385479424
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336