Pretty Modern: Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil

by Alexander Edmonds

Book Overview

Pretty Modern is a riveting account of Brazil's emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery. Intrigued by a Carnaval parade that mysteriously paid homage to a Rio de Janeiro plastic surgeon, anthropologist Alexander Edmonds conducted research that took him from Ipanema socialite circles to glitzy telenovela studios to the packed waiting rooms of public hospitals offering free cosmetic surgery. The result is provocative exploration of the erotic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822348012
• ISBN13: 9780822348016
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"