Concerning Beards: Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England 1650-1900 (Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face)

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 'formal' medicine and practice - towards new concepts of hygiene and personal grooming--

• | Author: Alun Withey, David Houston Jones
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• | Publication Date: February 11, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 344 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1350127841
• | ISBN-13: 9781350127845