The Power of Attraction. Arthur Marwick.
by Marwick, Arthur; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 79Human Relations. Publisher: BBC History Magazine, 2004ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Beauty -- Personal | France -- History | Great Britain -- History | Interpersonal attraction | Power (Social sciences) | Social status | WealthDDC classification: 050 Summary: "What is it that leads people into positions of power? Historians have assessed the influence of class, of wealth, of education, or of particular psychological profiles, such as that of a Napoleon or Rothschild. But what of the influence of personal beauty? The subject has been neglected; yet there are many examples of individuals, both men and women, whose good looks were exploited in order to further their position." (BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE) This article reveals how "history shows that in the right circumstances, being beautiful could bring social status, political power and great wealth."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Power of Attraction, Sept. 2004; pp. 22+.
"What is it that leads people into positions of power? Historians have assessed the influence of class, of wealth, of education, or of particular psychological profiles, such as that of a Napoleon or Rothschild. But what of the influence of personal beauty? The subject has been neglected; yet there are many examples of individuals, both men and women, whose good looks were exploited in order to further their position." (BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE) This article reveals how "history shows that in the right circumstances, being beautiful could bring social status, political power and great wealth."
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