Cosmetic Surgery Narratives: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women's Accounts

This book examines British and American women's narratives of cosmetic surgery, exploring what those narratives say about the contemporary status of cosmetic surgery and 'local' ideas about its legitimate and illegitimate uses.

Author: Debra Gimlin
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/23/2012
Pages: 197
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230579385

About the Author
DEBRA GIMLIN is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. She is the author of Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture and co-editor (with David Inglis) of Globalization and Food.