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Book/Printed Material Wellness in whiteness : biomedicalisation and the promotion of whiteness and youth among women

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Title

  • Wellness in whiteness : biomedicalisation and the promotion of whiteness and youth among women

Names

  • Mire, Amina, author

Created / Published

  • New York : Routledge, 2019.

Contents

  • Situating skin : whitening biotechnology -- Pigmentation pathologies and regenerative whiteness -- "Face north and smile" : biomedicalization of ageing and "science based" whiteness therapy -- Racialising consumption : skin-whitening and the global look -- Entrepreneurial innovation in skin-whitening biotechnology : ethical and social implications -- Index.

Headings

  • -  Aging--Prevention
  • -  Beauty, Personal
  • -  Body image in women
  • -  Body image
  • -  White people--Race identity

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BF697.5.B63

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019016883

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Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • epub

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Chicago citation style:

Mire, Amina, Author. Wellness in Whiteness: Biomedicalisation and the Promotion of Whiteness and Youth Among Women. New York: Routledge, 2019. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019016883/.

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Mire, A. (2019) Wellness in Whiteness: Biomedicalisation and the Promotion of Whiteness and Youth Among Women. New York: Routledge. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019016883/.

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Mire, Amina, Author. Wellness in Whiteness: Biomedicalisation and the Promotion of Whiteness and Youth Among Women. New York: Routledge, 2019. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019016883/>.