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DEBUTANTE
RITES AND REGALIA OF AMERICAN DEBDOM |
| By: |
Karal Ann Marling |
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Hardback |
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£32.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
070061317X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780700613175 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS |
| Pub. date: |
5 April, 2004 |
| Series: |
CultureAmerica |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
It is an institution that seems almost hopelessly out of date, a social relic of bygone times. The very word "debutante" evokes images of prim, poised beauty, expensive gowns, and sumptuous balls, all of which seem anachronistic in these post-women's liberation times. This work reveals, debdom in America is alive and well and ever evolving. |
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It is an institution that seems almost hopelessly out of date, a social relic of bygone times. The very word "debutante" evokes images of prim, poised beauty, expensive gowns, and sumptuous balls, all of which seem anachronistic in these post-women's liberation times. But as Karal Ann Marling reveals, debdom in America is alive and well and ever evolving. For thousands of young women every year, the society debut remains a vital rite of passage, a demonstration of female power; debs continue to be viewed as the finest flowers of a distinctive American culture. T he debut and its offshoots - the high school prom, the sorority presentation, assorted beauty pageants - continue to emphasize celebrity, class, and community. But why does this peculiar tradition persist? Marling has the answer, as she demystifies debdom and the "long-term American hankering after the trappings of royalty." Debutante presents a penetrating and entertaining look at American debdom from the colonial era to the present day. Debbing has always been a performance art, created by and for women. |
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61 photographs |
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US |
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University Press of Kansas |
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