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Concerning Beards - Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England 1650-1900 (Hardcover)
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Concerning Beards - Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England 1650-1900 (Hardcover)
Series: Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face
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This Open Access book provides a new understanding of the meanings
and motivations behind the wearing of beards, moustaches and
whiskers, and their associated practices and practitioners.
Concerning Beards offers an important new long-term perspective on
health and the male body in British society. It argues that the
male face has long been an important site for the articulation of
bodily health and vigour, as well as masculinity. Through an
exploration of the history of male facial hair in England, Alun
Withey underscores its complex meanings, medical implications and
socio-cultural significance from the mid-17th to the early 20th
century. Herein, he charts the gradual shift in concepts of facial
hair and shaving - away from ‘formal’ medicine and practice -
towards new concepts of hygiene and personal grooming. The ebook
editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND
3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by
the Wellcome Trust. This book is part of the Facialities series,
which explores the social, cultural and political significance of
the face in human history.
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