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Asian Studies Review Volume 45, 2021 - Issue 2: Special Issue: Chasing Beauty: Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Lightening in East Asia. Guest Editors: David Henley and Nathan Porath
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Gentle yet Manly: Xiao xian rou, Male Cosmetic Surgery and Neoliberal Consumer Culture in China

Hua WenUnited Nations Population Fund, China OfficeCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 253-271 | Published online: 05 Apr 2021

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