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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

Mimando, bienestar y los cuerpos de mujeres en los espacios terapéuticos del spa

Jo Little Department of Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 41-58 | Published online: 30 Oct 2012

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