Overview

This popular volume on the culture of hair through human history and around the globe has been updated and revised to include even more entries and current information. How we style our hair has the ability to shape the way others perceive us. For example, in 2017, the singer Macklemore denounced his hipster undercut hairstyle, a style that is associated with Hitler Youth and alt-right men, and in 2015, actress Rose McGowan shaved her head in order to take a stance against the traditional Hollywood sex symbol stereotype. This volume examines how hair — or lack thereof — can be an important symbol of gender, class, and culture around the world and through history. Hairstyles have come to represent cultural heritage and memory, and even political leanings, social beliefs, and identity. This second edition builds upon the original volume, updating all entries that have evolved over the last decade, such as by discussing hipster culture in the entries on beards and mustaches and recent medical breakthroughs in hair loss. New entries have been added that look at specific world regions, hair coverings, political symbolism behind certain styles, and other topics.

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Author:   Victoria Sherrow (Independent Scholar, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   1.160kg
ISBN:  

9798216452164

Pages:   640
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Entries Guide to Related Topics Preface Introduction The Encyclopedia Accessories, Ornamental Accessories, Symbolic Advertising Africa African Americans Afro Aging and Hair Alberto-Culver Company Albinism Alexandre of Paris (1922–2008) Allergic Reactions Alopecia Areata American Health and Beauty Aids Institute Amish Animal Testing Aniston, Jennifer (1969–) Antoine (Antoni Cierplikowski)(1885–1976) Arabia, Ancient through Middle Ages Baker, Josephine (Freda Josephine McDonald) (1906–1975) Bald-Headed Men of America Baldness, Voluntary Ball, Lucille (1911–1989) Bangs Bara, Theda (1885–1955) Barbers Battelle, Kenneth Everette (1927–2013) Beards, Men’s Beards, Women’s Beehive Begoun, Paula (1953–) Benson, Olive Lee Battle (1932–2005) Berry, Halle (Halle Maria Berry) (1966–) Bessone, Raymond (1911–1992) Bob Body Hair Bouffant Bow, Clara (1905–1965) Braiding Breck Girl Brummell, Beau (1778–1840) Burma-Shave Butch Buzz Cut Byzantine Empire Carita, Maria (1911–1978) and Carita,Rosy (1914–1983) Celts, Ancient Charm Schools China Chopra, Priyanka (1982–) Clairol Coffey, Tabatha (1969–) Comb Comb, Decorative Comb, Liturgical Coming of Age Competitions Cornrows Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Crew Cut Dandruff Del Rio, Dolores (1904–1983) Dermatology Dessange, Jacques (1925–2020) Dial Corporation Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) Dreadlocks Eber, José (1950–) Egypt, Ancient Elizabethan Era Elizabeth I (1533–1603) Eyebrows Eyelashes Factor, Max (Max Faktor) (1877–1938) False Beards Fawcett, Farrah (1947–2009) Feathered Hairstyle Fekkai, Frédéric (1958–) Flappers Folliculitis Fontange Fragrance French Revolution Gibson Girl Gillette Company Greece, Ancient Guilaroff, Sydney (1907–1997) Hair (the musical) Hair Analysis Hair Art (Hairwork) Hair Collecting Hair Color Hair Colorants Hair Donation Charities Hairdressing Hair Dryers Hair Jewelry Hair Loss Hairnets Hairpins Hair Removal Hair Spray Hairspray Hair Straightening Hairstyles, Twentieth-Century Hair Transplants Hair Weave Hamill, Dorothy (1956–) Harlow, Jean (1911–1937) Harper, Martha Matilda (1857–1950) Headgear Helene Curtis Henkel Henna Hepburn, Audrey (1929–1993) Hershberger, Sally (1961–) Hip-Hop Hippies Hirsutism Hypertrichosis India Japan John Frieda Professional Hair Care, Inc. John Paul Mitchell Systems Johnson, George Ellis (1927–) Joyner, Marjorie Stewart (1896–1994) Kahlo, Frida (b. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon) (1907–1954) Kazan, Michel (1908–2000) Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier (1929–1994) Kohl Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta [1986–]) Lady Godiva (ca. 1004?–1067?) Lake, Veronica (1922–1973) Latin America, Ancient Times to 1500s Laws and Regulations Lice, Head Lice, Pubic Literature and Mythology L’Oréal Group “Long-Haired Kings” Malone, Annie Minerva Turnbo (1877–1957) Marcel Wave Masters, George (1936–1998) Matrix Essentials Memento Mesopotamia (9000–ca. 1200 BCE) Michaeljohn Middle Ages (Europe, ca. 476–1270) Military Monastic Styles Monroe, Marilyn (1926–1962) Mourning Mullet “Mustache Gang” Mustaches Native American(s) Natural Products Noda, Alice Sae Teshima (1894–1964) Normant, Serge (1965–) Obama, Michelle Robinson (1964–) Occupations and Hairstyles Ouidad, Inc. Overton, Anthony (1864–1946) Palmer, Joseph (Joe) (1789–1873) Parker, Sarah Jessica (1965–) Permanent (Permanent Wave) Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) Pickford, Mary (1892–1979) Pityriasis Amiantacea Politics and Hair Pompadour Ponytail Presley, Elvis Aaron (1935–1977) Procter & Gamble Company Psoriasis Pubic Hair Punishment Punk Puritans Regency Religion and Hair Renaissance Europe Revlon, Inc. Roberts, Julia Fiona (1967–) Roffler, Edmond O. (1899–1902) Rome, Ancient Salons, Hair and Beauty Sassoon, Vidal (1928–2012) Scalping Seborrheic Dermatitis Shampoo Shaving Shear Genius (TV Show) Sideburns Society of Friends (Quakers) Soul Patch Styling Products Styling Tools Superstitions Temple, Shirley (1928–2014) Tinea Capitus Title VII (Public Law 88-352) Tonics, Hair Toupees Trichology Trichophagia Trichotillomania Twiggy (Lesley Hornby Lawson) (1949–) Unibrow Unilever Valentino, Rudolph (1895–1926) Vergara, Sofia (1972–) Victorian Era (1837–1901) Vikings Walker, Madam C. J. (1867–1919) Washington, Sara Spencer (1889–1953) Water Wave Widow’s Peak Wigs and Hairpieces World Beard and Moustache Championship Worthington, Charles (1963–) Yoruba Zotos International, Inc. Bibliography Index

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Victoria Sherrow is the author of For Appearance's Sake: The Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty, and Grooming (2001), Encyclopedia of Youth and War: Young People as Participants and Victims (1999), and Women and the Military: An Encyclopedia (1996), a 1996 RUSA Outstanding Reference Source award winner.

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