Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery: Negotiating the 'Normal' Body 2010 Edition Contributor(s): Parker, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230574009 ISBN-13: 9780230574007 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: This book explores an innovative study of women who undergo cosmetic study and the doctors who carry it out. It situates cosmetic surgery as a personal choice made by women against the social and cultural reality of the way womens bodies are scrutinised in Western countries. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
Dewey: 617.952 |
LCCN: 2009044251 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 248 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book explores an innovative study of women who undergo cosmetic study and the doctors who carry it out. It situates cosmetic surgery as a personal choice made by women against the social and cultural reality of the way women's bodies are scrutinised in Western countries. |