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Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania
Beauty, in particular, women's beauty, has been a preoccupation of human societies throughout history. Encompassing not only physical appearance, but also aspects of dress and adornment and, in some contexts, more abstract notions like morality and spirituality. notions of beauty are shaped by compl...
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| author | Nchimbi, Rehema Jonathan |
| author2 | Klopper, Sandra |
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| description | Beauty, in particular, women's beauty, has been a preoccupation of human societies throughout history. Encompassing not only physical appearance, but also aspects of dress and adornment and, in some contexts, more abstract notions like morality and spirituality. notions of beauty are shaped by complex social, cultural and economic considerations. By focusing on specific case studies, this study investigates the history of beauty in Tanzania, taking into account both past and present debates on the role female beauty plays in human relations. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6701 Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania Nchimbi, Rehema Jonathan Klopper, Sandra Godby, Michael Lihamba, Amandina Historical Studies Beauty, in particular, women's beauty, has been a preoccupation of human societies throughout history. Encompassing not only physical appearance, but also aspects of dress and adornment and, in some contexts, more abstract notions like morality and spirituality. notions of beauty are shaped by complex social, cultural and economic considerations. By focusing on specific case studies, this study investigates the history of beauty in Tanzania, taking into account both past and present debates on the role female beauty plays in human relations. 2014-08-28T09:19:05Z 2014-08-28T09:19:05Z 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6701 eng application/pdf Department of Historical Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Historical Studies Nchimbi, Rehema Jonathan Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania |
| title | Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania |
| title_full | Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania |
| title_short | Women's beauty in the history of Tanzania |
| title_sort | women s beauty in the history of tanzania |
| topic | Historical Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6701 |
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