Pampering, well-being and women's bodies in the therapeutic spaces of the spa;Soins du corps, bien-être, et les corps féminins dans les espaces thérapeutiques du spa

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-58

  Little, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gender; health; pampering; spas; the body; well being

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER RELATIONS; LEISURE INDUSTRY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873150576     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2012.734846     Document Type: Article

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