Beautyscapes : mapping cosmetic surgery tourism / Ruth Holliday, Meredith Jones, David Bell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2019.Edition: firstDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (colour)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
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  • RA793 .B438 2019
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:Subject: 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.
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1 Clinical trails: researching cosmetic surgery tourism<BR>2 Cosmetic investments<BR>3 Locating cosmetic surgery tourism<BR>4 The work of cosmetic surgery tourism I: care-giving companions and medical travel facilitators<BR>5 The work of cosmetic surgery tourism II: health workers and patients<BR>6 Community and little narratives<BR>7 Decentring and disorienting cosmetic surgery tourism<BR>8 Cosmetic convivialities and cosmopolitan beginnings<BR>9 Conclusions<BR>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.

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