The world has curves : the global quest for the perfect body / Julia Savacool.

Examines cultural perceptions of beauty in various cultures, touring areas including China's plastic surgery industry and disease-affected parts of South Africa where a heavier figure is associated with health.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Savacool, Julia
Language:English
Published: [Emmaus, Pa.] : [New York] : Rodale ; Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Physical Description:xviii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a How do we define ideal? -- Perfection, reconsidered -- How much is this body worth? -- Show me the money -- The skinny stigma -- A precursor to globalization -- Beauty and the burka -- When technology came to town -- A generational revolt -- An American in paradox -- The body of tomorrow. 
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