A cultural history of hair in the modern age

Author(s)

• Biddle-Perry, Geraldine

Bibliographic Information

A cultural history of hair in the modern age

edited by Geraldine Biddle-Perry

（The cultural histories series, . A cultural history of hair / general editor, Geraldine Biddle-Perry ; v. 6）

Bloomsbury Academic, 2019

• : hb

Other Title

In the modern age

Note

ISBN for subseries set: 9781474232128

Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-227) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Over the last century, there has been a revolution in self-presentation and social attitudes towards hair. Developments in mass manufacturing, advances in chemical science and new understandings of bodies and minds have been embraced by new kinds of hairdressers and their clientele and embodied in styles that reflect shifting ideals of what it is to be and to look modern. The emergence of the ladies hairdressing salon, the rise of the celebrity stylist, the impact of Hollywood, an expanding mass media, and a new synergy between fashions in clothing and hairstyles have rippled out globally. Fashions in hair styles and their representation have taken on new meanings as a way of resisting dominant social structures, experimenting with social taboos, and expressing a modern sense of self. From the 1920s bob to the punk cut, hair has continued to be deeply involved in society's larger issues. Drawing on a wealth of visual, textual and object sources, and illustrated with 75 images, A Cultural History of Hair in the Modern Age presents essays that explore how politics, science, religion, fashion, beauty, the visual arts, and popular culture have reshaped modern hair and its significance as an agent of social change.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations General Editor's Preface Introduction: Modern Hair in a Modern Age Geraldine Biddle-Perry 1. Religion and Ritualized Belief Yudit Greenberg and Hannah Cody 2. Self and Society Part I: The Social Dynamics of Hair Elisha Renne Self and Society Part II: Fashioning Social Hair Royce Mahawatte 3. Fashion and Adornment Alice Beard 4. Production and Practice Kim Smith 5. Health and Hygiene Paul Deslandes 6. Gender and Sexuality Kristen Barber and Chelsea Johnson 7. Race and Ethnicity Shirley Tate 8. Class and Social Status Geraldine Biddle-Perry 9. Cultural Representations Nathalie Khan NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS INDEX

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Details

• NCID: BB27281375
• ISBN:
  • 9781474232111
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 239 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB27280543