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Holliday Ruth |
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Titolo |
Beautyscapes : Mapping cosmetic surgery tourism / / Ruth Holliday, Meredith Jones, David Bell |
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019 |
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©2019 |
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ISBN |
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1-5261-4671-1 |
1-5261-3426-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Manchester scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Surgery, Plastic |
Medical tourism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2019. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [194]-210) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Clinical trails : researching cosmetic surgery tourism -- Cosmetic investments -- Locating cosmetic surgery tourism -- The work of cosmetic surgery tourism I : caregiving companions and medical travel facilitators -- The work of cosmetic surgery tourism II : health workers and patients -- Community and little narratives -- Decentring and disorienting cosmetic surgery tourism -- Cosmetic convivialities and cosmopolitan beginnings -- Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Beautyscapes explores the global phenomenon of international medical travel, focusing on patient-consumers seeking cosmetic surgery outside their home country and on those who enable them to access treatment abroad, including surgeons and facilitators. It documents the journeys of those who travel for treatment abroad, as well as the nature and power relations of the IMT industry. Empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated, Beautyscapes draws on key themes of interest to students and researchers interested in globalisation and mobility to explain the nature and growing popularity of cosmetic surgery tourism. Richly illustrated with ethnographic material and with the voices of those directly involved in cosmetic surgery tourism, |
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