Pretty Modern : Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil /

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Pretty Modern is a riveting account of Brazil's emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery. Intrigued by a Carnaval parade that mysteriously paid homage to a Rio de Janeiro plastic surgeon, anthropologist Alexander Edmonds conducted research that took him from Ipanema socialite circles to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Edmonds, Alexander, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Schoonheidsideaal.
Seksualiteit.
Plastische chirurgie.
Kosmetische Chirurgie
Schönheitsideal
Surgery, Plastic > Social aspects.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
Valeurs sociales.
Esthetique.
Chirurgie plastique > Aspect social > Bresil.
Socioeconomic Factors
Social Values
Sexual Behavior
Body Image
Surgery, Plastic > economics
Beauty
Social values.
Aesthetics.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects > Brazil.
Surgery, Plastic > Social aspects > Brazil.
Brazilië
Brasilien
Brazil.
Brazil
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Siliconadas
  • The philosopher of plástica
  • Without tits there is no paradise
  • A brief history of self-esteem
  • Hospital school
  • The right to beauty
  • Aesthetic health
  • Preta
  • Magnificent miscegenation
  • The national passion
  • Nanci's rhinoplasty
  • My Black is my brand
  • Role models
  • The economy of appearances
  • Creating and modeling nature
  • Aesthetic medicine and motherhood
  • The vanity of maids
  • Lens of dreams
  • I love myself.

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