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Michael Taussig
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Beauty and the Beast
Michael Taussig
Begins with a question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, the author scrutinizes the anxious, audacious, and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction.
192 pages, 36 halftones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 30, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226789859 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 15 × 22 × 2 mm · 369 g |
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