Tanja Raich Hanna Zeckau (Illustrated by) - The Doll
From dollhouses to playhouses: Tanja Reich’s history of the doll is also a history of female empowerment.
Dolls are one of humanity’s earliest toys. They can be made of wax, bone, fabric or wood, of porcelain or plastic. Dolls offer companionship and comfort; they are loved, collected, beaten and disfigured. They are magical objects, sexual objects or sites of fear; they appear on stages and in exhibitions; they are crash-test dummies. Dolls always reflect our society and our desires: dollhouses encourage girls to practise a maternal role, while playhouses turn the girls themselves into baby dolls, yet dolls can also be powerful images of femininity, and best friends. Tanja Reich’s book explores a dazzling array of different dolls’ bodies and dolls’ narratives.
Book details
From the series ‘Things of Life’64 pages
format:120 x 180
ISBN: 9783701736539
Release date: 09.03.2026
License rights
- World rights available