Pretty Modern is a riveting account of Brazil's emergence as a global leader in plastic surgery. Intrigued by a Carnaval parade that mysteriously paid hom.
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Pretty Modern: Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil is a book by anthropologist Alexander Edmonds published by Duke University Press in 2010.
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Edmonds, Alexander. Pretty Modern: Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil. Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 2010. 297 pages; $24.95 paper.
Dec 16, 2013 · Pretty Modern: Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil. by Alexander Edmonds. Duke University Press, 2010, 321pp $24.95 paperback.