The Biopolitics of Beauty: Cosmetic Citizenship and Affective Capital in Brazil by Alvaro Jarrín
English | August 29th, 2017 | ASIN: B074KYLJYW, ISBN: 0520293886, 0520293878 | 280 Pages | EPUB | 2.86 MB
The Biopolitics of Beauty examines how beauty became an aim of national health in Brazil. Using ethnographic fieldwork carried out in Brazilian hospitals, the author shows how plastic surgeons and patients navigate the public health system to transform beauty into a basic health right.