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A cultural history of hair
Title
A cultural history of hair / edited by Mary Harlow.
ISBN
9781474232128
1474232124
9781474232012
1474232019
9781474232036
1474232035
9781474232050
1474232051
9781474232074
1474232078
9781474232098
1474232094
9781474232111
1474232116
Publication
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
6 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm.
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.
Variant and related titles
Cultural history of hair in antiquity.
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
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 09, 2019
Series
A cultural history of hair ; volume 1-6
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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