Of beards and men
Subtitle: the revealing history of facial hair
By: Christopher Oldstone-Moore
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780226284002
Subjects: Mustaches; Social life and customs; Beards; Men; History
Description: "This fascinating and erudite history of facial hair cracks the masculine hair code, shedding light on the choices men make as they shape the hair on their faces. Oldstone-Moore adeptly lays to rest common misperceptions about beards and vividly illustrates the connection between grooming, identity, culture, and masculinity. To a surprising degree, we find, the history of men is written on their faces"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: male-pattern history; title: Why do men have beards?; title: In the beginning; title: The classic shave; title: How Jesus got his beard; title: The inner beard; title: The beard Renaissance; title: The shave of reason; title: Beards of the romantic imagination; title: Patriarchs of the industrial age; title: Muscles and mustaches; title: Corporate men of the twentieth century; title: Hair on the left; title: Postmodern men; title: Conclusions.