Concerning Beards: Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England 1650-1900

by Alun Withey

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350213012
• ISBN13: 9781350213012
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"