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200 10$aBuying Beauty$b[electronic resource] $eCosmetic Surgery in China
210  1$aHong Kong :$cHong Kong University Press,$d2013.
215   $a1 online resource (281 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a988-8139-81-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; 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
327   $a8. Between the Local and the Global Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index; Plates
330   $aCosmetic 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 anxiety
606   $aCosmetic surgery
606   $aMedicine
606   $aSurgery, Plastic
607   $aChina$xSocial conditions$y1976-2000
607   $aChina$xSocial conditions$y2000-
608   $aElectronic books.
615  4$aCosmetic surgery.
615  4$aMedicine.
615  4$aSurgery, Plastic.
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