Debra Gimlin

Cosmetic Surgery Narratives

A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-57938-5
• 2012
• Seitenzahl: 197
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9780230579385
• ISBN-10: 0230579388
• Artikelnr.: 36270909

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Cosmetic Surgery in Two Healthcare Contexts Accounts of Embodiment and their Cultural Repertoires Evaluating Cosmetic Surgery in Britain and the US The Symbolic Boundaries of Surgical 'Otherness' US Repertoires in a Changing Surgical Landscape Conclusions Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

"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