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Women Of Steel: Female Bodybuilders And The Struggle For Self-Definition

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Book Title: Women Of Steel: Female Bodybuilders And The Struggle For Sel...

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.6in

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Author: Maria R. Lowe

Publication Name: Women of Steel : Female Bodybuilders and the Struggle for Self-Definition

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: NY University Press

Publication Year: 1998

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 11.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 216 Pages

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