Skintight : an anatomy of cosmetic surgery / Meredith Jones
- Bib ID:
- 4363177
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- Author:
- Jones, Meredith (Meredith Rachael), 1965-
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- Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008
- xi, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781845206680
- 1845206681
- 9781845206697
- 184520669X
- Summary:
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"Skintight argues that cosmetic surgery is the most provocative and controversial aspect of a new "makeover culture". Shows such as Ten Years Younger and Extreme Makeover demonstrate that "fixing" the body is a way to improve lifestyle and uncover true identity. Meanwhile, celebrities such as Michael Jackson and Jocelyn Wildenstein demonstrate the horrors of extreme surgical alteration." "Presenting a multidisciplinary approach, and examining a wide range of popular culture case studies from women's magazines, television, architecture and the Internet among others, Skintight dissects the realities of cosmetic surgery and culture."--BOOK JACKET.
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- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-214) and index.
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