Concerning Beards
Subtitle: Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England 1650-1900
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781350213012
Subjects: Manners and customs
Description: "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"--