The Corset - A Cultural History - Valerie Steele - Books - Yale University Press - 9780300099539 - February 4, 2003
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The Corset - A Cultural History

Valerie Steele

The Corset - A Cultural History

An essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the 20th century, the corset has been viewed not only as an object of eroticism but also as an instrument of torture and subjugation. This is an exploration of the cultural history of the corset.


208 pages, 120 colour pl 80 illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 4, 2003
ISBN13 9780300099539
Publishers Yale University Press
Pages 208
Dimensions 233 × 280 × 17 mm   ·   1.08 kg
Language English  

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