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Cultural critique via beauty, missions, and globalization.
If you're into explorations of cultural themes and their global impact, "Beauty Queens, The New Missionaries & The Neutering Of The East" could intrigue you. The book dissects how beauty standards, religious outreach, and East-West dynamics shape societal change. It's thought-provoking and might offer a unique perspective on the modern world's cultural entanglements.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Cultural critique via beauty, missions, and globalization.
If you're into explorations of cultural themes and their global impact, "Beauty Queens, The New Missionaries & The Neutering Of The East" could intrigue you. The book dissects how beauty standards, religious outreach, and East-West dynamics shape societal change. It's thought-provoking and might offer a unique perspective on the modern world's cultural entanglements.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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