Beauty Up
Author | : Laura Miller |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0520245083 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780520245082 |
Rating | : 4/5 (082 Downloads) |
Download or read book Beauty Up written by Laura Miller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to Japan's burgeoning beauty culture, which investigates a range of phenomenon - aesthetic salons, dieting products, male beauty activities, and beauty language - to find out why Japanese women and men are paying so much attention to their bodies. It aims to challenge various assumptions about the naturalness of beauty standards.