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Hardback. New. <p><b>'A ground-breaking book that speaks to all women' </b><i>Bernardine Evaristo</i><br /><br /><b>What can ancestral practices teach us about how to live fuller lives today?</b><br /><br />Upon turning forty, Afua Hirsch had an encounter that forever altered her preconceived notions of ancestry and body image, making her question everything from body-modification rituals such as tattoos and piercings to the foundations of sexuality, as well as attitudes towards puberty, ageing and death. This book charts her year-long journey of radical unlearning. Bringing together global scholarship, on-the-ground reportage, personal anecdotes and interviews with beauty experts, practitioners and service users, she reassesses notions of body image beyond those of the colonial, patriarchal gaze. <br /><br /> <b><i>Decolonising My Body</i></b> is a powerful excavation of the Eurocentric…
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- Title Decolonising My Body: A radical exploration of rituals and beauty
- Author Afua Hirsch
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Square Peg
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781529908664 / 1529908663
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 7.49 x 9.26 x 0.47 in (19.02 x 23.52 x 1.19 cm)
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Square Peg, 2023. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.65x7.28x1.10 inches.
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