The good, the bad, and the Barbie : a doll's history and her impact on us /

"Readers learn about Mattel Toys and the background behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a solution for girls who wanted to imagine adult roles rather than just play mother, and details about inventor Ruth Handler."--Amazon.com.

Main Author: Stone, Tanya Lee.
Format: Book
Language: English
Call Number: NK4894.3.B37 S76 2010
Institution: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Library: Main Library
Record Id / ISBN-0: ppap.54202 / 9780670011872 (hardcover)
Online Public Access Catalog: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Published: New York : Viking, 2010.
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245 1 4 |a The good, the bad, and the Barbie :  |b a doll's history and her impact on us /  |c by Tanya Lee Stone. 
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300 |a 130 p. :  |b ill. (some col.) ;  |c 26 cm. 
500 |a "Unauthorized"--Cover. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-123) and index. 
505 0 |a Foreword: Barbie fix / by Meg Cabot -- Prologue: Happy birthday, Barbie! -- The moment of Ruth -- The making of Mattel -- A star is born -- It's all about the clothes -- Plastic makes perfect? -- It's not black and white -- Banning, bashing, and in the buff -- Barbie as art -- A real doll. 
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