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Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History

Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History

Sherrow, Victoria

Hardcover

General World HistorySelf-Help

ISBN10: 0313331456
ISBN13: 9780313331459
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Jan 1 2006
Pages: 488
Weight: 2.51
Height: 1.38 Width: 6.98 Depth: 10.32
Language: English

Examine the ways in which hair has served as a signifier of class, gender, ethnicity, conformity or non-conformity, authority, and power throughout history.

Readers will learn about the universal human interest in hair and hair-styling throughout history and around the world. Alphabetically arranged entries explore issues and examples including: hair styles of royalty; wigs worn by lawmakers and judges; ceremonial hairstyles of tribes throughout the world; Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads; hair in the counterculture (including the musical Hair); skinheads, Mohawks and punk style; the hairstyles of First Ladies; celebrity hairstyles; women shaving their heads to subvert gender and sexuality stereotyping; the entire hair-care industry; the search for a cure to baldness; and diseases and disorders related to hair; hair arrangement/styling; care and cleansing; business and commercial aspects; laws and legal matters; trends and trendsetters; and health and science. This work is highly relevant to the study of class, gender, popular culture, and politics. A lavish set of color and halftone illustrations completes this fun and useful title.

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