Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history
Sherrow, Victoria2006
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Victoria Sherrow presents an illustrated cultural history of the ways in which hair has served as a signifier of class, gender and power throughout the centuries. Examples include the wigs worn by lawyers and judges, as well as ceremonial and tribal hairstyles.
Main title:
Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history / Victoria Sherrow.
Author:
Imprint:
Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood, 2006.
Collation:
xxvi, 455 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-444) and index.
ISBN:
9780313331459 (hbk)
Dewey class:
391.503391.509
Local class:
391.509
Language:
English
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BRN:
2181198