Beauty Up
Author | : Laura Miller |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2006-07-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520245099 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520245091 |
Rating | : 4/5 (091 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Beauty Up by : Laura Miller
Download or read book Beauty Up written by Laura Miller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-07-15 with total page 274 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.