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1. Makeover Nation

Americanness, Neoliberalism, and the Citizen-Subject

Brenda R. Weber

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. Into the Makeover 1
1. Makeover Nation 37
2. Visible Subjects 81
3. “I’m a Woman Now!” 127
4. What Makes the Man? 171
5. Celebrated Selfhood 215
Conclusion. Can This Makeover Be Saved? 253
Notes 267
Bibliography 285
Videography 301
Index 315

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. Into the Makeover 1
1. Makeover Nation 37
2. Visible Subjects 81
3. “I’m a Woman Now!” 127
4. What Makes the Man? 171
5. Celebrated Selfhood 215
Conclusion. Can This Makeover Be Saved? 253
Notes 267
Bibliography 285
Videography 301
Index 315

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