Süstla, skalpelli ja laseriga õnnejahil
Pursuing Happiness with a Syringe, Scalpel and Laser

Summary/Abstract: Taina Kinnunen 2008. Lihaan leikattu kauneus. Kosmeettisen kirurgian ruumiillistuneet merkitykset. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. 383 pp. The 2008 book by cultural anthropologist Taina Kinnunen, The Beauty Cut in the Flesh describes the inner urges of today’s people to be happy by way of moulding one’s body. The author attempts to present the cultural concepts associated with the human body in current western society, and seeks answers to why would people undergo beauty operations. The research is structured as a dialogue between doctors and patients, based on the responses to questionnaires filled in by cosmetic surgeons and their patients, and the conducted in-depth interviews. Reviewed by Piret Paal.

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