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Book/Printed Material Concerning beards : facial hair, health and practice in England 1650-1900

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Title

  • Concerning beards : facial hair, health and practice in England 1650-1900

Summary

  • "Through an exploration of the history of male facial hair in England, Alun Withey underscores its complex meanings, medical implications and socio-cultural significance from the mid-17th to the early 20th century. Withey charts the gradual shift in concepts of facial hair, and shaving - away from 'formal' medicine and practice - towards new concepts of hygiene and personal grooming"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Withey, Alun, author

Created / Published

  • London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

Contents

  • Introduction -- Facial hair, health and the body, c.1650-1750 -- The faces of politeness : facial hair, masculinity and culture in the long eighteenth century -- The dominion of the beard, c.1850-1900 -- The medical practices and practitioners of shaving in early modern Britain -- Economies of shaving, c.1650-1750 -- Refining the face : auto- pogonotomy and self-styling, 1750-1900 -- Hairs and graces : barbers, hairdressers and shaving, c.1750-1900 -- The bearded classes : facial hair and social status, 1700-1900 -- Cleanse, cut and control : the institutional history of facial Hair -- The commodification of shaving, 1650-1850 -- Selling shaving in the age of the beard : the market for shaving products, c.1850-1890 -- Conclusion.

Headings

  • -  Beards--Social aspects--England--History
  • -  Shaving--Social aspects--England--History

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GT2320

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020037931

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Withey, Alun, Author. Concerning beards: facial hair, health and practice in England -1900. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020037931/.

APA citation style:

Withey, A. (2021) Concerning beards: facial hair, health and practice in England -1900. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020037931/.

MLA citation style:

Withey, Alun, Author. Concerning beards: facial hair, health and practice in England -1900. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020037931/>.