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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Table of Contents:
- vol. 1. A cultural history of hair in antiquity / edited by Mary Harlow
- vol. 2. A cultural history of hair in the Middle Ages / edited by Roberta Milliken
- vol. 3. A cultural history of hair in the Renaissance / edited by Edith Snook
- vol. 4. A cultural history of hair in the Age of Enlightenment / edited by Margaret K. Powell and Joseph Roach
- vol. 5. A cultural history of hair in the Age of Empire / edited by Sarah Heaton
- vol. 6. A cultural history of hair in the Modern Age / edited by Geraldine Biddle-Perry.