by Pascal Ory · Flammarion Lettres · Libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782081422407
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«L'invention du bronzage» is the cultural history essay by Pascal Ory, published by Flammarion in paperback (144 pages, in French).
The essay approaches tanning as a social fact: at the beginning of the 20th century, pale skin was an ideal to be protected from the sun, while in the 1930s sunbathing was recommended even for acne and cellulite. Pascal Ory reconstructs this inversion of values and interprets it as one of the most significant cultural shifts of the 20th century.
Pascal Ory, emeritus professor at the Sorbonne, has published around forty works of political and cultural history. «L'invention du bronzage» belongs to the Champs histoire collection.
For readers interested in cultural history and the evolution of aesthetic ideals and social practices.
