Book ID: CBB651721086

Beautyscapes: Mapping cosmetic surgery tourism (2019)

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Ruth Holliday (Author)
Bell, David (Author)
Jones, Meredith (Author)


Manchester University Press


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 217
Language: English

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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Review Cecilia Vindrola-Padros (December 2021) Review of "Beautyscapes: Mapping cosmetic surgery tourism". Transfers (pp. 138-40). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Patrícia Matos
Elisenda Ardévol
Howard, Christopher
Michael Ra-shon Hall
Pinto, Manuela Fernández
Birtchnell, Thomas
Journals
Transfers
Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Medicina Historica
The Journal of Transport History
Science, Technology and Human Values
Publishers
Routledge
Australian National University (ANU) Press
The University of Chicago Press
Clemson University Press
University of Minnesota Press
Palgrave Macmillan
Concepts
Mobility
Travel
Medicine
Ethics, Medical
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Transportation
People
Heidegger, Martin
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
Places
Africa
Dakar
Heathrow Airport
Africa, Sub-Sahara
Nepal
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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