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UNINA9910813065003321 |
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Autore |
Hurst Rachel Alpha Johnston |
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Titolo |
Surface imaginations : cosmetic surgery, photography, and skin / / Rachel Alpha Johnston Hurst |
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Montréal, Québec ; ; London, [England] ; ; Chicago, [Illinois] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-7735-9775-1 |
0-7735-9774-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Surgery, Plastic - Psychological aspects |
Photography - Psychological aspects |
Skin - Psychological aspects |
Beauty, Personal - Psychological aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Making Introductions -- Surface Imaginations -- From the Quest for Recognition to Surface Imagination Surgery -- The Photograph as Reminder, Evidence, and Promise -- The Feminine Skin as Anxious Archipelago -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Interviewees. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A meditation on why surfaces are so profound in the contemporary culture of cosmetic surgery. |
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