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Horrendous hair care

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Croy, Anita. Bizarre history of beauty ; Publication details: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019.Edition: First editionDescription: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 153822688X
  • 9781538226889
  • 1538226898
  • 9781538226896
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Ancient hair -- The power of hair -- False hair -- The classical world -- The middle ages -- Do it yourself -- The early modern world -- War of the hairstyles -- Big hair -- World of the wig -- The nineteenth century -- Watch those whiskers -- Give us a wave -- The twentieth century -- African American hair -- Short is beautiful -- Piles of hair -- Hair tribes -- The twenty-first century -- Fun time -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Summary: "Did you know that Louis XIV, the Sun King, had 48 wigmakers to help him hide his premature baldness? Hair has always been a part of what makes a person look both attractive and powerful, but it's also frequently been the subject of regulation and public opinion. From afros to wigs, modest bonnets to beehives, side burns to shaved looks, and so much more, the history of hair is decidedly weird and complicated. Samson and Delilah, the Beatles, Farrah Fawcett, Princess Diana, Clara Bow, they're all brought into sharp focus through this fascinating book that readers are sure to love."--Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 391.5 C954 Available 33111009232832
Total holds: 0

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Did you know that Louis XIV, the Sun King, had 48 wigmakers to help him hide his premature baldness? Hair has always been a part of what makes a person look both attractive and powerful, but it's also frequently been the subject of regulation and public opinion. From afros to wigs, modest bonnets to beehives, side burns to shaved looks, and so much more, the history of hair is decidedly weird and complicated. Samson and Delilah, the Beatles, Farrah Fawcett, Princess Diana, Clara Bow, they're all brought into sharp focus through this fascinating book that readers are sure to love.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ancient hair -- The power of hair -- False hair -- The classical world -- The middle ages -- Do it yourself -- The early modern world -- War of the hairstyles -- Big hair -- World of the wig -- The nineteenth century -- Watch those whiskers -- Give us a wave -- The twentieth century -- African American hair -- Short is beautiful -- Piles of hair -- Hair tribes -- The twenty-first century -- Fun time -- Timeline -- Glossary.

"Did you know that Louis XIV, the Sun King, had 48 wigmakers to help him hide his premature baldness? Hair has always been a part of what makes a person look both attractive and powerful, but it's also frequently been the subject of regulation and public opinion. From afros to wigs, modest bonnets to beehives, side burns to shaved looks, and so much more, the history of hair is decidedly weird and complicated. Samson and Delilah, the Beatles, Farrah Fawcett, Princess Diana, Clara Bow, they're all brought into sharp focus through this fascinating book that readers are sure to love."--Amazon.com.

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