A01=Sam Barnes
Author_Sam Barnes
Category=JBCT1
Category=JBSF
Category=JHMC
Category=JKV
Category=KNSX
Counterfeits
eq_bestseller
eq_business-finance-law
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
forthcoming
Product details
- ISBN 9781529235340
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Bristol University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
The beauty industry thrives on creating a sense of dissatisfaction with appearance, with social media adding pressure to conform to idealized images of beauty. This has led to a growing use of products for bodily improvement such as facial injectables and weight loss drugs, which have arguably become increasingly normalized throughout society.
This groundbreaking ethnographic study lifts the lid on the dark side of beauty – revealing why young people are willing to inflict self-harm in the pursuit of ‘perfection’ and exploring the motivations for using, buying and selling counterfeit beauty products and services.
Sam Barnes is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Arden University.
