Hair : an illustrated history / by Susan J. Vincent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vincent, Susan J., author.

Series:

Elements of dress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Femininity.

Hairstyles--History.

Hairstyles.

Hairstyles--Political aspects.

Hairstyles--Social aspects.

Masculinity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2018.

Summary:

"Bobs, beards, blondes and beyond, Hair takes us on a lavishly illustrated journey into the world of this remarkable substance and our complicated and fascinating relationship with it. Taking the key things we do to it in turn, this book captures its importance in the past and into the present: to individuals and society, for health and hygiene, in social and political challenge, in creating ideals of masculinity and womanliness, in being a vehicle for gossip, secrets and sex. Using art, film, personal diaries, newspapers, texts and images, Susan J. Vincent unearths the stories we have told about hair and why they are important. From ginger jibes in the seventeenth century to bobbed-hair suicides in the 1920s, from hippies to Roundheads, from bearded women to smooth metrosexuals, Hair shows the significance of the stuff we nurture, remove, style and tend. You will never take it for granted again."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction:

Hair matters

1.

Care for your hair

2.

From servant to stylist

3.

The art of being hairless

4.

The practice of being hairy

5. The politics of appearance

5. Social challenge: the long and the short of it

Conclusion: Histories and hair stories.

Notes:

Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857851734

085785173X

9781474286015

1474286011

9780857851727

0857851721

OCLC:

1042329393