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The illusionists : a film about the globalization of beauty /

The Illusionists examines how global advertising firms, mass media conglomerates, and the beauty, fashion, and cosmetic surgery industries are changing the way people around the world define beauty and see themselves. Taking us from Harvard to the halls of the Louvre Museum, from a cosmetic surgeon’...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Rossini, Elena, Kilbourne, Jean
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Subjects:	Advertising > Social aspects. Aesthetics > Social aspects. Aesthetics > Political aspects. Nonfiction films. Internet videos. Art > Philosophy > Social aspects. Beauty, Personal > Social aspects. Art > Philosophy > Political aspects. Beauty, Personal > Political aspects.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video

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