Fur Nation: From the Beaver to Brigitte Bardot by Chantal Nadeau - 2001

Routledge, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New. Fur Nation traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality, national identity, and colonialism. Chantal Nadeau shows how Canada, a white settler colony, bases its existence and its nationhood on a complex sexual economy based on women wrapped in fur. Nadeau traces the centrality of fur through a series of intriguing case studies, including: * Hollywood's take on the 330 year history of the Hudson Bay Company, founded to exploit Canada's rich fur resources * the life of a postwar fur fashion photographer * a 1950s musical called Fur Lady * the battle between Brigitte Bardot's anti-fur activists and the fur industry. Nadeau highlights the connection between 'fur ladies' - women wearing, exploiting or promoting furs - and the beaver, symbol of Canada and nature's master builder. She shows how, in postcolonial Canada, the nation is sexualised around female reproduction and fur, which is both a crucial factor in economic development, and a powerful symbol through… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Traces the relationships between sexuality, national identity, and colonialism. The author shows how Canada bases its existence and its nationhood on a complex sexual economy based on women in fur, connecting them with the beaver, Canada's symbol and nature's master builder.

Routledge, 2001. Paperback. New. 256 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

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Routledge, 2001-08-13. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Routledge. Paperback. New. 9x6x0.