Baldness: A Social History
Author:   Kerry Segrave
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786440795


Pages:   222
Publication Date:   31 December 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Kerry Segrave
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780786440795


ISBN 10:   0786440791
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   31 December 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      1 Bald Facts and Fictions      2 Hats, Ivory Domes, Razors, and Dangerous Barbers      3 Everything Under the Sun      4 Rubbing, Blistering, and Electrifying      5 Desperately Seeking Hair      6 Wigs and Weaving      7 Implants      8 Transplants, Flaps, and Scalp Reductions      9 Celebrities and Politicians      10 Bald Attitude      11 This Is Not Snake Oil      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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the author considers theories of the causes of male pattern baldness, cures of hair loss from the medical establishment, various kinds of quackery, and attitudes towards what he calls 'rugs, plugs, and drugs' --<i>Reference & Research Book News.</i>


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Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.

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