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Michael Taussig, Taussig Michael

Beauty and the Beast

English · Hardback

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Description

Zusammenfassung Begins with a question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia! the author scrutinizes the anxious! audacious! and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction.

Product details

Authors	Michael Taussig, Taussig Michael
Publisher	University Of Chicago Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	30.07.2012

EAN	9780226789859
ISBN	978-0-226-78985-9
No. of pages	192
Subjects	Guides > Health > Beauty/cosmetics Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology

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