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Of Beards and Men - The Revealing History of Facial Hair (Paperback)
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Of Beards and Men - The Revealing History of Facial Hair (Paperback)
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Beards they're all the rage these days. Take a look around: from
hip urbanites to rustic outdoorsmen, well-groomed metrosexuals to
post-season hockey players, facial hair is everywhere. The New York
Times traces this hairy trend to Big Apple hipsters circa 2005 and
reports that today some New Yorkers pay thousands of dollars for
facial hair transplants to disguise patchy, juvenile beards. And in
2014, blogger Nicki Daniels excoriated bearded hipsters for turning
a symbol of manliness and power into a flimsy fashion statement.
The beard, she said, has turned into the padded bra of masculinity.
Of Beards and Men makes the case that today's bearded renaissance
is part of a centuries-long cycle in which facial hairstyles have
varied in response to changing ideals of masculinity. Christopher
Oldstone-Moore explains that the clean-shaven face has been the
default style throughout Western history see Alexander the Great's
beardless face, for example, as the Greek heroic ideal. But the
primacy of razors has been challenged over the years by four great
bearded movements, beginning with Hadrian in the second century and
stretching to today's bristled resurgence. The clean-shaven face
today, Oldstone-Moore says, has come to signify a virtuous and
sociable man, whereas the beard marks someone as self-reliant and
unconventional. History, then, has established specific meanings
for facial hair, which both inspire and constrain a man's choices
in how he presents himself to the world. This fascinating and
erudite history of facial hair cracks the masculine hair code,
shedding light on the choices men make as they shape the hair on
their faces. Oldstone-Moore adeptly lays to rest common
misperceptions about beards and vividly illustrates the connection
between grooming, identity, culture, and masculinity. To a
surprising degree, we find, the history of men is written on their
faces.
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