Published in the United States of America in 1998 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Castelnuovo, Shirley, 1930-
Feminism and the female body : liberating the Amazon within / by
Shirley Castelnuovo and Sharon R. Guthrie.
p. cm. — (Gender and political theory.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-55587-439-8 (hc : alk. paper)
1. Feminist theory— United States. 2. Body, Human—Social
aspects— United States. 3. Body, Human—Political aspects— United
States. 4. Amazons. 5. Women bodybuilders— United States.
6. Women martial artists— United States. 7. Women athletes— United
States. I. Guthrie, Sharon Ruth, 1950- . II. Series.
HQ1190.C385 1998
305.42—dc21

97-49323
CIP

British Cataloguing in Publication Data
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The paper used in this publication meets the requirements
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Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.

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