Whiskerology - The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America

Whiskerology traces how hair became a significant marker of identity and belonging in nineteenth-century America. Viewed during the colonial period as disposable, to be donned or removed like clothing, hair later became an external sign of internal truths about the self-especially one's gender, race, and nationality.

Info autore

Sarah Gold McBride is on the faculty in the Program in American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Gold McBride
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.06.2025
• EAN: 9780674249295
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24929-5
• Pagine: 304
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute > Bellezza / cosmesi; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Gender studies, gender groups, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people