02902nam 22005893u 450 991046321060332120211005035012.0988-8180-69-X988-220-850-9(CKB)2670000000328630(EBL)1115451(OCoLC)827208605(SSID)ssj0000870146(PQKBManifestationID)11521619(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870146(PQKBWorkID)10807825(PQKB)10106268(StDuBDS)EDZ0000155727(MiAaPQ)EBC1115451(EXLCZ)99267000000032863020130418d2013|||| u|| |engtxtccrBuying Beauty[electronic resource] Cosmetic Surgery in ChinaHong Kong :Hong Kong University Press,2013.1 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.988-8139-81-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Wave8. Between the Local and the Global Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index; PlatesCosmetic 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 explores how turbulent economic, socio-cultural and political changes in China since the 1980's have produced immense anxietyCosmetic surgeryMedicineSurgery, PlasticChinaSocial conditions1976-2000ChinaSocial conditions2000-Electronic books.Cosmetic surgery.Medicine.Surgery, Plastic.617.95Hua WEN1037637AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910463210603321Buying Beauty2458735UNINA