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050		4	_aRD119 _b.H833 2013
082	0	4	_a617.95
100	1		_aHua, Wen.
245	1	0	_aBuying beauty _h[electronic resource] : _bcosmetic surgery in China / _cWen Hua.
260			_aHong Kong [China] : _bHong Kong University Press, _cc2013 _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject Muse, _g2013) _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiii, 253 p., [12] p. of plates) :) _bill., ports., digital file.
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aAcknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. Cultural background of cosmetic surgery -- 1. The cultural history of plastic surgery in China -- 2. China's first "artificial beauty" -- Ii. "Beauty capital" in social transition -- 3. "Being good-looking is capital" -- 4. From the "iron rice bowl" to the "rice bowl of youth" -- Iii. The beauty economy and "beauty diplomacy" -- 5. The commodification of the body -- 6. China's beauty economy and beauty ideology -- Iv. Globalization and the changing image of beauty -- 7. From Barbie doll to the Korean wave -- 8. Between the local and the global -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
520			_aCosmetic surgery in China has grown rapidly in recent years of dramatic social transition. Facing fierce competition in all spheres of daily life, more and more women consider cosmetic surgery as an investment to gain "beauty capital" to increase opportunities for social and career success. Building on rich ethnographic data, this book presents the perspectives of women who have undergone cosmetic surgery, illuminating the aspirations behind their choices. Wen Hua explores how turbulent economic, sociocultural, and political changes in China since the 1980s have produced immense anxiety that is experienced both mentally and corporeally. This book will appeal to readers who are interested in gender studies, China studies, anthropology and sociology of the body, and cultural studies.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aBeauty, Personal _xSocial aspect _zChina.
650		0	_aSurgery, Plastic _zChina.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9888139819 _z9789888139811 _z9888139827 _z9789888139828
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789882208506/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c32199 _d32199