Buying Beauty [[electronic resource] ] : Cosmetic Surgery in China
| Buying Beauty [[electronic resource] ] : Cosmetic Surgery in China |
| Autore | Hua WEN |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 617.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmetic surgery
Medicine Surgery, Plastic |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
988-8180-69-X
988-220-850-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Wave
8. Between the Local and the Global Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index; Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463210603321 |
Hua WEN
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| Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Buying Beauty [[electronic resource] ] : Cosmetic Surgery in China
| Buying Beauty [[electronic resource] ] : Cosmetic Surgery in China |
| Autore | Hua WEN |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 617.95 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmetic surgery
Medicine Surgery, Plastic |
| ISBN |
988-8180-69-X
988-220-850-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Wave
8. Between the Local and the Global Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index; Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786025803321 |
Hua WEN
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| Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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