New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2021. A range of interdisciplinary contributions by an international roster of established and emerging scholars will introduce students to the emergence of debates about beauty, including work in history, sociology, communications, anthropology, gender studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, cultural studies, philosophy, psychology, and law. From the Contents: 12. Beauty Standards and Body-Image Issues in the West and Japan from a Cultural Perspective (Yuko Yamamiya and Tomohiro Suzuki).