Beauty up : exploring contemporary Japanese body aesthetics

Beauty up : exploring contemporary Japanese body aesthetics / Laura Miller.

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 as...

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Main Author: Miller, Laura, 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Human body > Social aspects > Japan.
Beauty, Personal > Japan.
Beauty culture > Japan.
Body image > Japan.
Philosophy, Japanese.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Beauty culture
Beauty, Personal
Body image
Human body > Social aspects
Manners and customs
Philosophy, Japanese
Japan > Social life and customs.
Japan
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