Flesh wounds [electronic resource] : the culture of cosmetic surgery / Virginia L. Blum.

By:

Blum, Virginia L, 1956-

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

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TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.Description: x, 356 p. : illSubject(s):

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Electronic books.

DDC classification:

617.9/5 21

LOC classification:

RD119 .B58 2003eb

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An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Contents:

The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-340) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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