Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-194) and index.
Contents:
6. The hard body : a muscular corset. 2. Art and nature : corset controversies of the nineteenth century -- 3. Dressed to kill : the medical consequences of corsetry -- 4. Fashion and fetishism : the votaries of tight-lacing -- 5. The satin corset -- 6. The hard body : a muscular corset.
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