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Virginia Postrel sobre glamour

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Numa palestra oportuna, a crítica cultural Virgínia Postrel reflete sobre o verdadeiro significado e o poder do glamour -- que ela define como qualquer imagem calculada e cuidadosamente acabada concebida para impressionar e persuadir.

Virginia Postrel is a writer and cultural critic who examines the hidden economics of modern society, poking at the unexamined ideas behind the march of progress. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by Durval Castro
Reviewed by Brescia Terra
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