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oapen-20.500.12657-588432022-10-15T03:24:50Z Concerning Beards Withey, Alun history british history material culture history of fashion history of facial hair history of medicine social history cultural history history of beards 17th century 20th century modern history history of cosmetics history of masculinity england english history bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AK Industrial / commercial art & design::AKT Fashion & textiles: design::AKTH History of fashion bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTB Social & cultural history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day::HBLL Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCD Material culture bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups::JFSJ2 Gender studies: men This Open Access book provides a new understanding of the meanings and motivations behind the wearing of beards, moustaches and whiskers, and their associated practices and practitioners. Concerning Beards offers an important new long-term perspective on health and the male body in British society. It argues that the male face has long been an important site for the articulation of bodily health and vigour, as well as masculinity. 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. Herein, he 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. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Wellcome Trust. This book is part of the Facialities series, which explores the social, cultural and political significance of the face in human history. 2022-10-14T14:54:50Z 2022-10-14T14:54:50Z 2021 book ONIX_20221014_9781350127869_174 9781350127869 9781350127852 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58843 eng Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face application/pdf n/a 9781350127852.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781350127876 10.5040/9781350127876 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 9781350127869 9781350127852 Bloomsbury Academic 344 London open access
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This Open Access book provides a new understanding of the meanings and motivations behind the wearing of beards, moustaches and whiskers, and their associated practices and practitioners. Concerning Beards offers an important new long-term perspective on health and the male body in British society. It argues that the male face has long been an important site for the articulation of bodily health and vigour, as well as masculinity. 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. Herein, he 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. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Wellcome Trust. This book is part of the Facialities series, which explores the social, cultural and political significance of the face in human history.
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