a history of the Victorian corset
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Summers, Leigh
- Publish Year
- 2001
- Shelfmark
- B2450 - B
- Thesaurus
- kleding, mode, vrouwenlichamen, Victoriaanse tijd, seksualiteit, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 19e eeuw
- Description
- Author reveals how the corsets were a crucial element in constructing middle-class women as psychologically submissive subjects. Underlying this discussion are issues surrounding the development and expression of juvenile and adult sexuality.