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On Blondes
Author(s): Joanna Pitman (Author)
- Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
- Publication Date: March 18, 2004
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 1582344027
- ISBN-13: 9781582344027
Book Description
In art and literature, in history and popular culture, blonde has never been a mere color. For two and a half thousand years, it has been a blazing signal in code, conferring beauty, power, and status. Weaving a story rich in drama, mystery, triumph, deception, disaster, and curiosity, Joanna Pitman effortlessly combines the wealth of her knowledge with a clear-sighted view of the power of the blonde through the ages.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“An engaging and dishy read, On Blondes will have power-hungry brunettes reaching for the peroxide.” ―Entertainment Weekly
“Blondes aren’t stupid. Hillary Clinton runs New York, Madonna heads the music industry and Diane Sawyer is ABC’s Everywoman. Is hair color a coincidence? Not likely.” ―Playboy
“Ms. Pitman… draws interesting parallels between the Nazis’ adulation of the blond, the Soviet Union’s promotion of the dynamic blond ideal, and ‘the development of a radiantly sunlit blond American ideal, the WASP American dream.’” ―New York Times
“Pitman’s engaging style only highlights the appeal of this combination of history, folklore, and shrewd cultural commentary.” ―Booklist
About the Author
Joanna Pitman is the photography critic for the London Times and a features writer for the Times Magazine, where she also worked as Tokyo bureau chief from 1990 to 1994. She lives in London with her husband and two daughters.
