Beauty regimes : a history of power and modern empire in the Philippines, 1898-1941
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Beauty regimes : a history of power and modern empire in the Philippines, 1898-1941
（Studies of the East Asian Institute）
Duke University Press, 2023
- : paperback
Available at / 1 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Bibliography: p. [287]-317
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Genevieve Alva Clutario traces how beauty and fashion in the Philippines shaped the intertwined projects of imperial expansion and modern nation building during the turbulent transition between Spanish, US, and Japanese empires.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. A Queen Is Crowned 1
1. Tensions at the Seams: Petty Politics and Sartorial Battles 19
2. Queen Makers: Beauty, Power, and the Development of a Beauty Pageant Industrial Complex 63
3. Philippine Lingerie: Transnational Filipina Beauty Labor under US Empire 107
4. Beauty Regimes: Structure, Discipline, and Needlework in Colonial Industrial Schools and Prisons 139
5. "The Dream of Beauty": The Terno and the Filipina High-Fashion System 183
Epilogue. Protectionism and Preparedness under Overlapping Empires 223
Notes 237
Bibliography 287
Index 319
by "Nielsen BookData"