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19%OFFChristopher Oldstone-Moore - Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair - 9780226479200 - V9780226479200
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Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair

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Description for Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair Paperback. Num Pages: 345 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. .
Beards they're all the rage these days. Take a look around: from hip urbanites to rustic outdoorsmen, well-groomed metrosexuals to post-season hockey players, facial hair is everywhere. The New York Times traces this hairy trend to Big Apple hipsters circa 2005 and reports that today some New Yorkers pay thousands of dollars for facial hair transplants to disguise patchy, juvenile beards. And in 2014, blogger Nicki Daniels excoriated bearded hipsters for turning a symbol of manliness and power into a flimsy fashion statement. The beard, she said, has turned into the padded bra of masculinity. Of Beards and Men makes ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
345
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226479200
SKU
V9780226479200
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Christopher Oldstone-Moore
Christopher Oldstone-Moore is a senior lecturer in history at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

Reviews for Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair
To shave or not to shave, that is the question. Oldstone-Moore's crackling collage of historical beard-abilia gave me new found respect for my scruff.
Simon Doonan Barneys New York Creative Ambassador, author of Asylum: True Tales of Madness from a Life in Fashion A surprisingly interesting study of mankind's love-hate relationship with facial hair.
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