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Blonde Like Me: The Roots of the Blonde Myth in Our Culture
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by Natalia Ilyin

Citing ancient myths, fairy tales, Hollywood iconography, and the daily assault of advertising, Ilyin shows that our modern fixation on blondes has ancient roots.


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In this irreverent, unsparing, and witty look at our cultural obsession with blonde, Natalia Ilyin shows us that our apparently modern fixation has truly primeval roots. Highlighting cultural criticism with personal experience, she cites ancient myths, Hollywood iconography, and the daily assault of advertising to reveal why the allure of being a blonde has crossed the boundaries of ethnicity, economics, and age. In essence, she shows us the difference between simply having blonde hair and being a blonde.

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It started naturally enough.

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  • Title Blonde Like Me: The Roots of the Blonde Myth in Our Culture
  • Author Natalia Ilyin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, New York
  • Date 2000-02-22
  • ISBN 9780684852140 / 0684852144
  • Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.46 in (21.84 x 14.22 x 1.17 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, United States - Social life and customs -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99038960
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/1999, Page 741
  • Entertainment Weekly, 02/04/2000, Page 66
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/1999, Page 1861
  • Library Journal, 12/01/1999, Page 165
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/24/2000, Page 309

About the author

Natalia Ilyin has taught courses in American mythic images at Cooper Union and Yale University. She lives in New York City.
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