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 info

"The Encyclopedia of Hair, 2nd edition, looks at the history of hair through the ages, revealing certain common threads as well as many differences among cultur

The early Victorians regarded hair as one's crowning glory and the most delicate and lasting part of a person. This sentimental, romantic temperament gave rise

Although hair is not essential for health and survival in humans as it is in other mammals, changes in hair growth density, pattern or alterations in its color

A microhistory in the vein of Salt and Cod exploring the biological, evolutionary, and cultural history of one of the world's most fascinating fibers. Most peop