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The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls

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4 out of 5
Based on 2,041 Ratings and 215 Reviews

Book Description
Adolescent girls today face the issues girls have always faced: "Who am I?" and "Who do I want to be?" Unfortunately their answers, now more than ever before, revolve around the body rather than the mind, heart, or soul. "The body is at the heart of the crisis that [Carol] Gilligan, [Mary] Pipher, and others describe.... The fact that American girls now make the body their central project is... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages267
ISBN-100679402977
ISBN-13978-0679402978
Publication Date08/19/1997
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About Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Author) : Joan Jacobs Brumberg is a published author of young adult books. Published credits of Joan Jacobs Brumberg include "A Paradise for Boys And Girls": Children's Camps in the Adirondacks, The Body Projec... more
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