Books by Michelle Smith

The first comprehensive account of female beauty in nineteenth-century British print culture Pinpointing how consumer culture transformed female beauty ideals during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this study documents the movement from traditional views about beauty in relation to nature, God, morality and character to a modern conception of beauty as produced in and through consumer culture. While beauty has often been approached in relation to aestheticism and the visual arts in this period, this monograph offers a new and significant focus on how beauty was reshaped in girls' and women's magazines, beauty manuals and fiction during the rise of consumer culture. These archival sources reveal important historical changes in how femininity was shaped and illuminate how contemporary ideas of female beauty, and the methods by which they are disseminated, originated in seismic shifts in nineteenth-century print culture. Michelle J. Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies at Monash University, Australia.

The follow-up to the best-selling The Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook with easy recipes for weeknight cooking.

This textbook is for high school or college students taking an introduction to oceanography course or for those who are passionate about the ocean. The content is heavily focused on the Hawaiian islands' geographical location, unique features, scientific research, and Hawaiian culture.