Beauty Around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia

Beauty Around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia takes an interdisciplinary approach to the field of beauty studies. The contributor’s aims are to provide a cultural and historical context to the notion of beauty. One author is a cultural anthropologist with research experiences in West and East Afr...

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Published in:Reference reviews 2018-06, Vol.32 (5), p.13-13
Main Author: Curtis, Lindsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beauty
Culture
Encyclopedias
Nonfiction
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Summary:Beauty Around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia takes an interdisciplinary approach to the field of beauty studies. The contributor’s aims are to provide a cultural and historical context to the notion of beauty. One author is a cultural anthropologist with research experiences in West and East Africa, and the other is a cultural studies researcher specializing in cultures of Latin America. These influences are certainly reflected throughout the text. This volume provides a wide range of insights into beauty, beauty practices and standards of beauty around the world. The authors invite the reader to think critically about beauty, beauty practices, standards of beauty around the world and its many layers of meanings.
ISSN:0950-4125
1758-7697
DOI:10.1108/RR-02-2018-0029