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A Cultural History of Hair (Paperback)
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A Cultural History of Hair (Paperback)
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
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"A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair."
Times Literary Supplement 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. The six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (600 BCE to 800
CE); 2 - Middle Ages (800 to 1450); 3 -Renaissance (1450 to 1650);
4 - Age of Enlightenment (1650 to 1800); 5 - Age of Empire (1800 to
1920); 6 - Modern Age (1920 to 2000+). Themes (and chapter titles)
are: Religion and Ritualized Belief; Self and Society; Fashion and
Adornment; Production and Practice; Health and Hygiene; Gender and
Sexuality; Race and Ethnicity; Class and Social Status; and
Cultural Representations. The page extent for the pack is
approximately 1,800pp. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors
and an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an
Index. The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Hair is
part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as
printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or
preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their
shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available
to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see
www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).
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