Description |
xi, 222 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Before/after : from heresy to makeover culture -- Space and place : globalisation and mediascapes -- Morphing industries : surgeons, patients, and consumers -- Stretched middle age : mothers, daughters, and fairy tales -- Makeover misdemeanours : magazines and monstrous celebrities -- Sleeping beauties : Lolo Ferrari and anaesthesia -- Makeover artists : Orlan and Michael Jackson -- Transit lounges for the self |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-214) and index |
Subject |
Surgery, Plastic.
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Surgery, Plastic -- Social aspects.
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Surgery, Plastic -- Psychological aspects.
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Surgery, Plastic -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Cosmetic Techniques -- psychology.
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Body Image.
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Cultural Characteristics.
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LC no. |
2007043766 |
ISBN |
9781845206680 (cloth) |
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1845206681 (cloth) |
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9781845206697 (paperback) |
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184520669X (paperback) |
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