| Big Hair: A Journey into the Transformation of Self |  | Author: Grant McCracken
Publisher: Overlook TP
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0879516577
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.5
EAN: 9780879516574
ASIN: 0879516577
Publication Date: May 1, 1996
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Most people in modern Western society are obsessed with hair: hair they have, hair they don't, hair they don't want (there), the latest to-do about the do of the latest star or starlet--and yet there have been virtually no in-depth studies of hair in this culture. McCracken, a curator of ethnology, has written an insightful study of how Westerners redefine themselves by defining and redefining their 'dos, dont's, and dyes, and the fetishistic fascination with hair styles of the rich and famous. Although written primarily about women's hair, and in particular, blond hair, my entire household--men and women alike--learned a great deal from the in-depth analyses of these dead strands of protein extruding from tiny pores on our heads which nonetheless have extraordinary power in determining status and even wealth. Recommended.
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