Concerning beards : facial hair, health and practice in England 1650-1900 / Alun Withey.

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"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 '...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Withey, Alun (Author)
Language:English
Published: London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021.
Series:Facialities.
Subjects:
Beards > Social aspects > England > History.
Shaving > Social aspects > England > History.
England.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiv, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format: Book

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