American Plastic: Boob Jobs, Credit Cards, and the Quest for Perfection

By Laurie Essig

Book Overview

The story of how credit and cosmetic surgery have created a subprime mortgage crisis of the body. In this provocative book, sociologist Laurie Essig traces the history of plastic surgery, tracks the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807000558
• ISBN13: 9780807000557
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"