"Frauenkleidung." . . "Corsets 19e siècle." . . "Frau Unterkleidung Grossbritannien Geschichte 19. Jh." . . "Geschlechtergeschichte." . . "Korsett." . . "Great Britain." . . "Frau." . . "Corsets." . . "Corps humain Aspect social." . . "Costume Histoire 19e siècle." . . "Geschichte 1800-1920" . . . . . . . . . "Corsets, and the corseted body, have been fetishized, mythologized and romanticized. This Victorian icon has inspired passionate debate that is unrivalled by any other article of clothing and surpassed as a means of body modification only perhaps by foot binding and female circumcision. Summers' provocative book dismantles many of the commonly held misconceptions about the corset. It focuses on how corsetry punished, regulated and sculpted the female form from childhood and adolescence through to pregnancy and even old age. The author reveals how the \"steels and bones,\" which damaged bodies and undermined mental health, were a crucial element in constructing middle-class women as psychologically submissive subjects. Underlying this compelling discussion are issues surrounding the development and expression of juvenile and adult sexuality. While maintaining that the corset was the perfect vehicle through which to police femininity, the author unpacks the myriad ways in which women consciously resisted its restrictions and reveals the hidden, macabre romance of this potent Victorian symbol." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . "Bound to please : a history of the Victorian corset"@en . "Bound to please : a history of the Victorian corset" . . . . "Corsets, and the corseted body, have been fetishized, mythologized, romanticized. This book examines the role of corsetry in the minds and lives of Victorian women." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . "history of the Victorian corset" . . . . . . . . "Bound to please a history of the Victorian corset"@en . "Bound to please a history of the Victorian corset" . . . "Corsets, and the corseted body, have been fetishized, mythologized and romanticized. This Victorian icon has inspired passionate debate that is unrivalled by any other article of clothing and surpassed as a means of body modification only perhaps by foot binding and female circumcision. Summers' provocative book dismantles many of the commonly held misconceptions about the corset. It focuses on how corsetry punished, regulated and sculpted the female form from childhood and adolescence to pregnancy and even old age. The author reveals how the \"steels and bones,\" which damaged bodies and undermined mental health, were a crucial element in constructing middle-class women as psychologically submissive subjects. Underlying this compelling discussion are issues surrounding the development and expression of juvenile and adult sexuality. While maintaining that the corset was the perfect vehicle through which to police femininity, the author unpacks the myriad ways in which women consciously resisted its restrictions and reveals the hidden, macabre romance of this potent Victorian symbol." . "Clothing history." . . "Unterkleidung Frau Grossbritannien Geschichte 19. Jh." . . "Großbritannien." . . "Grossbritannien." . "Époque victorienne." . . "Corset." . . "Frauenkleidung Grossbritannien Geschichte 19. Jh." . . "Corsets History Great Britain 19th century." . . "Histoire." . . "Corsets Great Britain History 19th century." . . "Corsetti Storia Sec. XIX." . . "1800 - 1899" . . "Korsetter historia Storbritannien 1800-talet." . . "HEALTH & FITNESS Beauty & Grooming." . . "Vrouwelijk lichaam." . . "Women Social conditions Great Britain 19th century." . . "beklædningshistorie." . . "Geschichte 1830-1910." . . "Corps humain." . . "Abbigliamento femminile Gran Bretagna Storia Sec. XIX." . . "Korsetten." . . "Corsets Aspect social 19e siècle." . . "Kvinnokroppen historia Storbritannien 1800-talet." . . "Soziale Rolle." . . "Women Social conditions." . . "Korsett Grossbritannien Geschichte 19. Jh." . . "Women Great Britain Social conditions 19th century." . . . .