Author | : Leslie Heywood |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780813524801 |
Women with muscles are a recent phenomenon. While generating a good deal of interest, both positive and negative, their importance to the cultural landscape has yet to be acknowledged. Leslie Heywood looks at female body building as a metaphor for how women fare in our current political and cultural climate. BODYMAKERS reveals how female bodybuilders find themselves both trapped and empowered by their sport. 14 illustrations.