Beautyscapes
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'Perhaps most importantly, this book is a good read. The characters are bright and affecting. Contradictions are brought to the fore and left unresolved, leaving the reader space to draw their own interpretations. It speaks particularly to the interests of scholars and students from sociology, STS, critical geography and anthropology, but will be useful to anyone who is curious about examining how global networks of practice form and hold together.'
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Sociology of Health & Illness
Beautyscapes explores the global phenomenon of international medical travel, focusing on patient-consumers seeking cosmetic surgery outside their home country and on those who enable them to access treatment abroad, including surgeons and facilitators. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Manchester University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 232
- ISBN
- 9781526155818
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
- Priser
- Winner of 2020 Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize.
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'Perhaps most importantly, this book is a good read. The characters are bright and affecting. Contradictions are brought to the fore and left unresolved, leaving the reader space to draw their own interpretations. It speaks particularly to the interests of scholars and students from sociology, STS, critical geography and anthropology, but will be useful to anyone who is curious about examining how global networks of practice form and hold together.'
» .
Sociology of Health & Illness