Edmonds Pretty Modern

Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-8223-9311-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 316 Seiten

This ethnographic account of Brazils emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery takes readers from Ipanema socialite circles to telenovela studios to the packed waiting rooms of public hospitals offering free cosmetic surgery.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edmonds, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations viii

Introduction. In the Universe of Beauty 1

Part One. The Self-Esteem in Each Ego Awakens

Siliconadas 37

The Philosopher of Plástica 47

Without Tits There Is No Paradise 57

A Brief History of Self-Esteem 75

Hospital School 89

The Right to Beauty 102

Aesthetic Health 114

Part Two. Beautiful People

Preta 123

Magnificent Miscegenation 127

The National Passion 135

Nanci's Rhinoplasty 143

My Black Is My Brand 150

Role Models 162

The Economy of Appearances 167

Part Three. Engineering the Erotic

Creating and Modeling Nature 177

Aesthetic Medicine and Motherhood 183

The Vanity of Maids 195

Lens of Dreams 204

I Love Myself 219

Conclusion 239

Acknowledgments 253

Notes 257

References 269

Index 285

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Edmonds is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam.