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Author Miller, Laura, 1953-

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

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-239) and index.
Contents Introduction: approaches to body aesthetics and the beauty system -- Changing beauty ideology -- Aesthetic salons -- Mammary mania -- Body fashion and beauty etiquette -- Male beauty work -- The well-behaved appetite -- The language of esute -- Esute power.
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Summary 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.
Subject Human body -- Social aspects -- Japan.
Beauty, Personal -- Japan.
Beauty culture -- Japan.
Body image -- Japan.
Philosophy, Japanese.
Japan -- Social life and customs.
Beauty culture.
Beauty, Personal.
Body image.
Human body.
Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Beauty culture. (OCoLC)fst00829353
Beauty, Personal. (OCoLC)fst00829396
Body image. (OCoLC)fst00835344
Human body -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01730101
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Philosophy, Japanese. (OCoLC)fst01061013
Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
Other Form: Print version: Miller, Laura, 1953- Beauty up. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006 0520245083 0520245091 (DLC) 2005016386 (OCoLC)60603226
ISBN 9780520938847 (electronic bk.)
0520938844 (electronic bk.)
1429402342 (electronic bk.)
9781429402347 (electronic bk.)
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