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Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 I. Cultural Background of Cosmetic Surgery 1. The Cultural History of Plastic Surgery in China 25 2. China’s First “Artificial Beauty” 51 II. “Beauty Capital” in Social Transition 3. “Being Good-Looking is Capital” 75 4. From the “Iron Rice Bowl” to the “Rice Bowl of Youth” 99 III. The Beauty Economy and “Beauty Diplomacy” 5. The Commodification of the Body 125 6. China’s Beauty Economy and Beauty Ideology 147 IV. Globalization and the Changing Image of Beauty 7. From Barbie Doll to the Korean Wave 167 8. Between the Local and the Global 187 Conclusion 205 Glossary 215 References 223 Index 243 ...

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