Dubious equalities and embodied differences : cultural studies on cosmetic surgery / Kathy Davis.

Lanham ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003], ©2003.

viii, 161 pages ; 24 cm.

Cosmetic surgery in a different voice -- Lonely heroes and great white gods -- The rhetoric of cosmetic surgery -- Surgical stories -- Surgical passing -- 'My body is my art' -- 'A dubious equality.'

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-154) and index.