Flow: the cultural story of menstruation
Elissa Stein and Susan Kim
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Griffin, [2009]
- Copyright:
- ©2009
More Details
- Summary:
- In this hip, funny, and irreverent book, menstruation is explored historically and socially. This full-color book not only offers a trove of fascinating information, but presents a pictorial history of this complex, secret, and uniquely female process.
- Table of Contents:
- Language
- Where we are today
- So how did we get here?
- Hysteria
- Seeing red
- Sex and religion
- Society's role
- Menstrual time line
- Advertising
- The scent of a woman
- So now you're a woman!
- Back to basics
- When good periods go bad
- Hey, is it getting hot in here?
- Outside the box.
- Author/Creator:
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Subjects:
- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-270).
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Call Numbers:
- QP263 .S73 2009
- ISBNs:
- 9780312379964
031237996X - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2009017046
- OCLC Numbers:
- 317929082