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A Cultural History of Hair in the Age of Empire by Sarah Heaton; is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Cultural History of Hair in the Age of Empire about?

Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 7 General Editor’s Preface 11 Introduction: Empires of Hair and their Afterlives 12 1 Religion and Ritualized Belief: Myth, Folklore, and Spiritualism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Representations of Hair 30 2 Self and Society: Hair Consciousness in the Age of Empire 46 3 Fashion and Adornment: African American Women in the United States, 1800 to 1920 64 4 Production and Practice: Hair Harvest, Hairpieces, and Hairwork 76 5 Health and Hygiene: “Monster top-knots and balloon chignons” 94 6 Gender and Sexuality: Tresses Adorned and Adored, Locks Coiled and Cut 112 7 Race and Ethnicity: Strands of the Diaspora 128 8 Class and Social Status: “The more you have the better” 150 9 Cultural Representations: Hair as the Abundant Signifier 168 Notes 180 Bibliography 208 Contributors 222 Index 224

Author

Sarah Heaton;

Language

EN