Title: One thousand mustaches : a cultural history of the mo /
Authors: Peterkin, Allan
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Mustaches Social aspects History.; Mustaches History.
Abstract: "The 'stache is back! After decades of being much maligned in Western culture, the mustache is enjoying a cultural renaissance, thanks to the annual phenomenon of Movember (the international campaign in which men grow facial hair during the month of November to raise funds for prostate cancer research; in 2011, 1.8 million men in fourteen countries participated), and the retro/modern mo's sported by the likes of Ryan Gosling, Ashton Kutcher, and James Franco. Shaving companies are offering new-fangled mustache groomers, and even Dr Seuss's mustachioed The Lorax has made a comeback. One Thousand Mustaches is both a lighthearted cultural history and an earnest style manual: it's the story of the 'stache through the ages and its manifestations in politics, war, movies, music, sports, and art, as well as information on various 'stache styles and how to grow and wear them with pride."--Publisher.
Contents: Why men will always grow mustaches -- The mo we know -- Mustache synonyms over the ages -- The mo in ancient history -- The mo [moustache] in medieval and early modern Europe -- The Victorian mo -- The mo in modern times -- No stache without the razor: a history of shaving -- The religious mo -- The political mo -- The military mo -- The literary and artistic mo -- The sporty mo -- The pomo mo -- A gallery of stache styles -- Mo' mo: an appendix of additional information.