The good, the bad, and the Barbie : a doll's history and her impact on us

Titre
The good, the bad, and the Barbie : a doll's history and her impact on us

Tanya Lee. Stone

Sommaire
Explores how Barbie has influenced generations of girls, discussing criticisms of the doll, her role in fashion, and her surprising popularity during her first fifty years.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2010

Description matérielle
130 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Table des matières
Foreword: Barbie fix / by Meg Cabot -- Prologue: Happy birthday, Barbie! -- The moment of Ruth -- The making of Mattel -- A star is born -- It's all about the clothes -- Plastic makes perfect? -- It's not black and white -- Banning, bashing, and in the buff -- Barbie as art -- A real doll.

Terme de vedette-matière
Barbie dolls -- History.
 
Barbie dolls -- Social aspects.

Résumé
Explores how Barbie has influenced generations of girls, discussing criticisms of the doll, her role in fashion, and her surprising popularity during her first fifty years.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780670011872

Informations de publication
New York : Viking, c2010.


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