Blum, Virginia L., 1956-
Flesh wounds the culture of cosmetic surgery / [electronic resource] : Virginia L. Blum. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003. - x, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-340) and index.
The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2005.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Surgery, Plastic--Social aspects.
Surgery, Plastic--Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
RD119 / .B58 2003eb
617.9/5
Flesh wounds the culture of cosmetic surgery / [electronic resource] : Virginia L. Blum. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003. - x, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-340) and index.
The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2005.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Surgery, Plastic--Social aspects.
Surgery, Plastic--Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
RD119 / .B58 2003eb
617.9/5