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Beschreibung

The surprising history of cosmetic surgery--and America's quest for physical perfection--from the turn of the century to the present.

Face lifts, nose jobs, breast implants, liposuction, collagen injections--the body at the end of the twentieth century has become endlessly mutable, and surgical alteration has become an accepted part of American culture. In Venus Envy, Elizabeth Haiken traces the quest for physical perfection through surgery from the turn of the century to the present. Drawing on a wide array of sources--personal accounts, medical records, popular magazines, medical journals, and beauty guides--Haiken reveals how our culture came to see cosmetic surgery as a panacea for both individual and social problems.

The surprising history of cosmetic surgery--and America's quest for physical perfection--from the turn of the century to the present.

Face lifts, nose jobs, breast implants, liposuction, collagen injections--the body at the end of the twentieth century has become endlessly mutable, and surgical alteration has become an accepted part of American culture. In Venus Envy, Elizabeth Haiken traces the quest for physical perfection through surgery from the turn of the century to the present. Drawing on a wide array of sources--personal accounts, medical records, popular magazines, medical journals, and beauty guides--Haiken reveals how our culture came to see cosmetic surgery as a panacea for both individual and social problems.

Über den Autor
Elizabeth Haiken is an assistant professor of history at the University of British Columbia.
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Fachbereich: Allgemeine Lexika
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780801862540
ISBN-10: 080186254X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Haiken, Elizabeth
Hersteller: Johns Hopkins University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Haiken
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2000
Gewicht: 0,628 kg
Artikel-ID: 106760802