American plastic : boob jobs, credit cards, and our quest for perfection / Laurie Essig.
American plastic : boob jobs, credit cards, and our quest for perfection / Laurie Essig.
American plastic : boob jobs, credit cards, and our quest for perfection / Laurie Essig.
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2010.
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N332.76509/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxv, 219 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
A short history of plastic -- The state of plastic -- Plastic people and their doctors -- Learning to be plastic : magazines, TV, and other cultural scripts -- The mirror and the porn star : ideal forms, cosmetic surgery, and everyday aesthetics -- Broken plastic -- Resistance -- ... Is futile?
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2010.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c2010.
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Full title
American plastic : boob jobs, credit cards, and our quest for perfection / Laurie Essig.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2010.
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N332.76509/3
Record Identifier
74VMlWRwzD0X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMlWRwzD0X
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ISBN
0807000558 (hc. : alk. paper)
9780807000557 (hc. : alk. paper)
DDC
332.7650973
MMS ID
991003384689702626
