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(More customer reviews)The book is an excellent critique of the cosmetic surgery industry, and the way the natural female body is mediated as abjected, requiring surgical intervention to be socially acceptable. Covino examines surgery makeover television shows, the marketing language of cosmetic surgeons, and the subtle persuasion of women's magazines, among others. She unpicks the construction of the "I-centered, positive-thinking, socially secure woman that the aesthetic surgical industry has been developing as its poster girl since the middle of the twentieth century' (p. 84).
However the book has a much broader appeal than just people interested in a feminist critique of appearance medicine: the introduction lays out the theory of abjection and the chora clearly and simply, and this is the book I recommend to all students coming across the concept of abjection for the first time. The language throughout the book is easy to read, and complex ideas are clearly explained. It's a fascinating read that is also compact: the book is short enough that it is not intimidating.
A great introduction to abjection for university study or socially aware readers.
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