Beauty and the Beast

by Michael Taussig

Book Overview

Beauty and the Beast begins with the question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, Michael Taussig scrutinizes the anxious, audacious, and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction. He balances an examination of surgeries meant to enhance an individual's beauty with an often overlooked counterpart, surgeries performed--often...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226789861
• ISBN13: 9780226789866
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"