A cultural history of hair.
How have our attitudes to hair changed over time? In what ways have new technologies influenced hair-related practices and beliefs? Is hair just about fashion or does it express social, spiritual, and cultural meanings? In a work that spans nearly 3,000 years these ambitious questions are addressed...
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| Other title: | Cultural history of hair in antiquity. Cultural history of hair in the Middle Ages. Cultural history of hair in the Renaissance. Cultural history of hair in the Age of Enlightenment. Cultural history of hair in the Age of Empire. Cultural history of hair in the Modern Age. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2019.
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| Summary: | How have our attitudes to hair changed over time? In what ways have new technologies influenced hair-related practices and beliefs? Is hair just about fashion or does it express social, spiritual, and cultural meanings? In a work that spans nearly 3,000 years these ambitious questions are addressed by 60 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. With the help of a broad range of case material they illustrate trends and nuances of the culture of hair in Western societies from ancient times to the present. Volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make the set as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the reader the choice to gain an overview of a period by reading one volume, or to follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. |
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| Physical Description: | 6 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781474232128 1474232124 9781474232012 1474232019 9781474232036 1474232035 9781474232050 1474232051 9781474232074 1474232078 9781474232098 1474232094 9781474232111 1474232116 |