Venus envy : a history of cosmetic surgery
Haiken, Elizabeth1997
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Traces the quest for physical perfection through surgery from the turn of the century to the present. Drawing on sources including personal accounts, medical journals and beauty guides, the text reveals how culture came to see cosmetic surgery as a panacea for both individual and societal problems.
Main title:
Venus envy : a history of cosmetic surgery / Elizabeth Haiken.
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Imprint:
Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Collation:
ix,370p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780801857638
Dewey class:
617.95
Language:
English
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BRN:
33441