Surface imaginations : cosmetic surgery, photography, and skin /

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Versatile, trendy, and resilient, the global cosmetic surgery industry shows no signs of decline, especially with its promises, not just of aesthetic improvement, but of absolute transformation. Introducing the concept of "surface imagination," Rachel Hurst discusses the fantasy that a cha...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hurst, Rachel Alpha Johnston, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Surgery, Plastic > Psychological aspects.
Photography > Psychological aspects.
Skin > Psychological aspects.
Beauty, Personal > Psychological aspects.
Body image.
Self-esteem.
Self-perception.
Surgery, Plastic.
Perception.
Aesthetics.
Personality development.
Philosophy.
Thought and thinking.
Human information processing.
Personality.
Medical personnel.
Humanities.
Surgery, Plastic > psychology
Surgery, Plastic
Body Image
Perception
Specialties, Surgical
Esthetics
Personality Development
Philosophy
Thinking
Medicine
Mental Processes
Personality
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Health Occupations
Humanities
Psychiatry and Psychology
Disciplines and Occupations
Self Concept
Beauty
Body Image > psychology
Chirurgie plastique > Aspect psychologique.
Photographie > Aspect psychologique.
Image du corps.
Estime de soi.
Perception de soi.
Chirurgie plastique.
Esthétique.
Personnalité > Développement.
Philosophie.
Pensée.
Traitement de l'information chez l'être humain.
Personnalité.
Personnel médical.
Sciences humaines.
philosophy.
thinking.
humanities.
MEDICAL > Surgery > General.
Thought and thinking
Personality development
Medical personnel
Human information processing
Aesthetics
Beauty, Personal > Psychological aspects
Body image
Photography > Psychological aspects
Self-esteem
Self-perception
Skin > Psychological aspects
Surgery, Plastic > Psychological aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; SURFACE IMAGINATIONS; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface; Making Introductions; 1 Surface Imaginations; 2 From the Quest for Recognition to Surface Imagination Surgery; 3 The Photograph as Reminder, Evidence, and Promise; 4 The Feminine Skin as Anxious Archipelago; 5 Conclusion; Appendix: Interviewees; A Note on the Cover; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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