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Cosmetic Surgery Narratives: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts
Debra Gimlin
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Description for Cosmetic Surgery Narratives: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts
Hardcover.
This book examines British and American women's narratives of cosmetic surgery, exploring what those narratives say about the contemporary status of cosmetic surgery and 'local' ideas about its legitimate and illegitimate uses.
This book examines British and American women's narratives of cosmetic surgery, exploring what those narratives say about the contemporary status of cosmetic surgery and 'local' ideas about its legitimate and illegitimate uses.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
197
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230579385
SKU
V9780230579385
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99-15
About Debra Gimlin
DEBRA GIMLIN is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. She is the author of Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture and co-editor (with David Inglis) of Globalization and Food.
Reviews for Cosmetic Surgery Narratives: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts
"Cosmetic Surgery Narratives is an excellent addition to a body of work that moves beyond the structure versus agency debates that have previously dominated feminist discussions of cosmetic surgery, drawing attention to an area that warrants further interest and research." - Feminist Review