From genetics to extreme body makeovers, the convergence of science and popular culture in pursuit of perfection goes to the heart of who we are and what we might be.

The compelling writing in Making Perfect Bodies explores the limits of this preoccupation and its far-reaching implications.

Writers include: Robyn Williams, Paul Chadwick, Bernie Matthews, Donald Horne, Charles Watson, Natalie Corban, Elspeth Probyn, Meera Atkinson, Matthew Ricketson, Melissa Lucashenko, Sherwin B Nuland, John Menadue, Creed O’Hanlon, Michael Wilding and many more.

Published June, 2004
ISBN: 9780733314339
Extent: 268pp
Paperback (234 x 153mm)