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UNINA9910480320403321 |
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El-Enany Nadine |
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Titolo |
Bordering Britain : Law, race and empire |
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[Place of publication not identified] : , : MANCHESTER UNIV PRESS, , 2020 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2020 |
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©2020 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (1 volume)) |
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HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain |
Imperialism - Economic aspects - Great Britain |
Imperialism - Economic aspects - Colonies - Great Britain |
Emigration and immigration law - Great Britain |
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Great Britain Emigration and immigration Government policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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(B)ordering Britain argues that Britain is the spoils of empire, its immigration law is colonial violence and irregular immigration is anti-colonial resistance. |
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UNINA9910463210603321 |
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Autore |
Hua WEN |
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Titolo |
Buying Beauty [[electronic resource] ] : Cosmetic Surgery in China |
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Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 |
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988-8180-69-X |
988-220-850-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Cosmetic surgery |
Medicine |
Surgery, Plastic |
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China Social conditions 1976-2000 |
China Social conditions 2000- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Cultural Background of Cosmetic Surgery; 1. The Cultural History of Plastic Surgery in China; 2. China's First "Artificial Beauty"; Part II. "Beauty Capital" in Social Transition; 3. "Being Good-Looking is Capital"; 4. From the "Iron Rice Bowl" to the "Rice Bowl of Youth"; Part III. The Beauty Economy and "Beauty Diplomacy"; 5. The Commodification of the Body; 6. China's Beauty Economy and Beauty Ideology; Part IV. Globalization and the Changing Image of Beauty; 7. From Barbie Doll to the Korean Wave |
8. Between the Local and the Global Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index; Plates |
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Cosmetic surgery in China has grown rapidly in recent years of dramatic social transition. Facing fierce competition in all spheres of daily life, more and more women consider cosmetic surgery as an investment to gain "beauty capital" to increase opportunities for social and career success. Building on rich ethnographic data, this book presents the perspectives of women who have undergone cosmetic surgery, illuminating the aspirations behind their choices. The author |
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explores how turbulent economic, socio-cultural and political changes in China since the 1980's have produced immense anxiety |
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