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Yona Zeldis McDonough The Barbie Chronicles (Paperback)
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Barbie Chronicles : a living doll Turns Forty
- Publication Name
- The Barbie Chronicles
- Title
- The Barbie Chronicles
- Contributor
- Yona Zeldis McDonough (Edited by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0684862751
- EAN
- 9780684862750
- ISBN
- 9780684862750
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Genre
- Antiques & Collectibles, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections, Social Science, Humor
- Topic
- Feminism & Feminist Theory, General, Popular Culture, Dolls, Essays, Form / Essays
- Release Date
- 08/10/1999
- Release Year
- 1999
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 9.5 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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A THOROUGHLY GROWN-UP LOOK AT A TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSE OF OUTSTANDING PROPORTIONSTo some she's a collectible, to others she's trash. InThe Barbie Chronicles,twenty-three writers join together to scrutinize Barbie's forty years of hateful, lovely disastrous, glorious influence on us all. No other tiny shoulders have ever, had to carry the weight of such affection and derision and no other book has ever paid this notorious little place of plastic her due. Whether you adore her or abhor her,The Barbie Chronicleswill have you looking at her in ways you never imagined.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
0684862751
ISBN-13
9780684862750
eBay Product ID (ePID)
799891
Product Key Features
Book Title
Barbie Chronicles : a living doll Turns Forty
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Feminism & Feminist Theory, General, Popular Culture, Dolls, Essays, Form / Essays
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections, Social Science, Humor
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Nk4894.3.B37b372
Reviews
Hilton Alsauthor of The Women The pieces and poems in this book so rich in insight and wit, mean so much -- to cultural and political studies, to the life of the mind, to those who have given thought of affection to this strange and strangely alluring figure which, despite her initial docility, refuses to remain seated on anyone's shelf., Albert Mobiliowinner of The National Book Critics Circle Award for Excellence in ReviewingEqual parts celebration, confession, and investigation, The Barbie Chronicles takes shrewd measure of just how much we are what we buy., Albert Mobilio winner of The National Book Critics Circle Award for Excellence in Reviewing Equal parts celebration, confession, and investigation, The Barbie Chronicles takes shrewd measure of just how much we are what we buy., Albert Mobiliowinner of The National Book Critics Circle Award for Excellence in ReviewingEqual parts celebration, confession, and investigation,The Barbie Chroniclestakes shrewd measure of just how much we are what we buy., Faye Moskowitz author of A Leak in the Heart Whatever your position on the world's most persistent posable piece of plastic, you'll find much to intrigue you in this provocative collection that examines Barbie from all angles -- with perspicacity and panache., Hilton Als author of The Women The pieces and poems in this book so rich in insight and wit, mean so much -- to cultural and political studies, to the life of the mind, to those who have given thought of affection to this strange and strangely alluring figure which, despite her initial docility, refuses to remain seated on anyone's shelf., Caroline Prestonauthor of Jackie by Josie From the spring day in 1959 when I dumped my Ginny doll for the new flashy babe on the block, I have adored Barbie. When she was finally exposed as a sexist stereotype, my adoration, undiminished, went underground. The Barbie Chronicles celebrates our complex forty-year love/hate relationship toward the world's most irresistible doll., Hilton Alsauthor ofThe WomenThe pieces and poems in this book so rich in insight and wit, mean so much -- to cultural and political studies, to the life of the mind, to those who have given thought of affection to this strange and strangely alluring figure which, despite her initial docility, refuses to remain seated on anyone's shelf., Faye Moskowitzauthor ofA Leak in the HeartWhatever your position on the world's most persistent posable piece of plastic, you'll find much to intrigue you in this provocative collection that examines Barbie from all angles -- with perspicacity and panache., Faye Moskowitzauthor of A Leak in the Heart Whatever your position on the world's most persistent posable piece of plastic, you'll find much to intrigue you in this provocative collection that examines Barbie from all angles -- with perspicacity and panache., Caroline Preston author of Jackie by Josie From the spring day in 1959 when I dumped my Ginny doll for the new flashy babe on the block, I have adored Barbie. When she was finally exposed as a sexist stereotype, my adoration, undiminished, went underground. The Barbie Chronicles celebrates our complex forty-year love/hate relationship toward the world's most irresistible doll., Caroline Prestonauthor ofJackie by JosieFrom the spring day in 1959 when I dumped my Ginny doll for the new flashy babe on the block, I have adored Barbie. When she was finally exposed as a sexist stereotype, my adoration, undiminished, went underground.The Barbie Chroniclescelebrates our complex forty-year love/hate relationship toward the world's most irresistible doll.
Table of Content
Contents Introduction Who's That Girl? Steven C. Dubin Golden Oldie Stephanie Coontz Dangerous Curves Barbie Buys a Bra Pamela Brandt Elegy for My Mother M. G. Lord Teen Idol Leslie Paris Barbie Meets Bouguereau Carol Ockman Barbie's Body Project Wendy Singer Jones Sex and the Single Doll Yona Zeldis McDonough Happy Birthday to You! Barbie at 35 Anna Quindlen My Mentor, Barbie Susan Shapiro Barbie in Black and White Ann duCille Barbie Does Yom Kippur Rabbi Susan Schnur Postmodern Muse Photographing the Dolls Jeanne Marie Beaumont Of Mere Plastic David Trinidad Planning the Fantasy Wedding Denise Duhamel Holocaust Barbie Denise Duhamel Barbie's Gyn Appointment Denise Duhamel Material Girl Melissa Hook Barbie Gets a Bum Rap Sherrie A. Inness Our Daughters, Their Barbies I Believe in Dolls Carol Shields You Can Never Have Too Many Jane Smiley Barbie Doesn't Live Here Anymore Mariflo Stephens Barbie, Twelve-Step Toy Molly Jong-Fast Twelve Dancing Barbies Erica Jong Barbie as Boy Toy Meg Wolitzer Notes and References Contributors Index
Copyright Date
1999
Lccn
99-015725
Dewey Decimal
688.7/221
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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