Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674249295ISBN-10:674249291UPC:9780674249295Book Category:Health & Fitness, HistoryBook Subcategory:Beauty & Grooming, United States, African American & BlackBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.37 x 6.14 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SC4V19V9AJ
Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America
A surprising history of human hair in nineteenth-century America, where length, texture, color, and coiffure became powerful indicators of race, gender, and national belonging.
Hair is always and everywhere freighted with meaning. In nineteenth-century America, however, hair took on decisive new significance as the young nation wrestled with its identity. During the colonial period, hair was...Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674249295ISBN-10:674249291UPC:9780674249295Book Category:Health & Fitness, HistoryBook Subcategory:Beauty & Grooming, United States, African American & BlackBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.37 x 6.14 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SC4V19V9AJ
Gold McBride, Sarah: - Sarah Gold McBride is on the faculty in the Program in American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
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