(Ebook) A Cultural History of Hair in the Age of Enlightenment by Margaret K. Powell & Joseph Roach (Editors) ISBN 9781474232074, 9781474232128, 1474232078, 1474232124

(Ebook) A Cultural History of Hair in the Age of Enlightenment by Margaret K. Powell & Joseph Roach (Editors) ISBN 9781474232074, 9781474232128, 1474232078, 1474232124

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.