02692oam 2200625 450 991070833210332120160919082255.0(CKB)3710000000733744(OCoLC)945202204(EXLCZ)99371000000073374420160321d2016 ua 0engurbn||||a||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChallenges at the border hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second sessionWashington :U.S. Government Publishing Office,2016.1 online resource (iv, 459 pages) illustrationsS. hrg. ;113-776Title from title screen (viewed on March 21, 2016)."July 9, 2014: Examining the causes, consequences, and responses to the rise in apprehensions at the southern border; July 16, 2014: Examining and addressing the root causes behind the rise in apprehensions at the southern border."Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Publishing Office.Includes bibliographical references.Challenges at the BorderIllegal immigrationMexican-American Border RegionNoncitizen childrenMexican-American Border RegionIllegal immigrationGovernment policyUnited StatesNoncitizen childrenGovernment policyUnited StatesUnaccompanied immigrant childrenMexican-American Border RegionUnaccompanied immigrant childrenLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesUnaccompanied immigrant childrenGovernment policyUnited StatesBorder securityUnited StatesDrug controlUnited StatesIllegal immigrationLegislative hearings.lcgftIllegal immigrationNoncitizen childrenIllegal immigrationGovernment policyNoncitizen childrenGovernment policyUnaccompanied immigrant childrenUnaccompanied immigrant childrenLegal status, laws, etc.Unaccompanied immigrant childrenGovernment policyBorder securityDrug controlIllegal immigration.GPOGPOSTFOCLCOGPOBOOK9910708332103321Challenges at the border3511716UNINA02868nam 22005773u 450 991078602580332120211005035012.0988-8180-69-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-Cosmetic surgery.Medicine.Surgery, Plastic.617.95Hua WEN1201679AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910786025803321Buying Beauty3721864UNINA