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Holliday, Ruth,

Beautyscapes : mapping cosmetic surgery tourism / Ruth Holliday, Meredith Jones, David Bell. - first. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource : illustrations (colour)

1 Clinical trails: researching cosmetic surgery tourism
2 Cosmetic investments
3 Locating cosmetic surgery tourism
4 The work of cosmetic surgery tourism I: care-giving companions and medical travel facilitators
5 The work of cosmetic surgery tourism II: health workers and patients
6 Community and little narratives
7 Decentring and disorienting cosmetic surgery tourism
8 Cosmetic convivialities and cosmopolitan beginnings
9 Conclusions
Index

Includes bibliographies and index.

Beautyscapes is the first book to focus specifically on cosmetic surgery tourism. It draws on key themes of interest to students and researchers interested in globalisation and mobility, such as gender and class, neoliberalism, social media, conviviality and care, to explain the nature and growing popularity of international medical travel.



Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9B0412 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019440161 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical tourism.
Surgery, Plastic.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: RA793 / .B438 2019