Edition |
First Pegasus Books edition. |
Description |
xv, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185- 218) and index. |
Contents |
Part one: Shaping the shaft -- Part two : The ultimate communicator -- Part three : In human service. |
Summary |
Most people don't give a second thought to the stuff on their head, but hair has played a crucial role in in fashion, the arts, sports, commerce, forensics, and industry. In Hair, Kurt Stenn, one of the world's foremost hair follicle experts, takes readers on global journey through history, from fur merchant associations and sheep farms to medical clinics and patient support groups, to show the remarkable impact hair has had on human life. |
Subject(S) |
Hair.
|
|
Hair -- History.
|
Added Title |
Human history |
ISBN |
9781605989556 |
|
160598955X |
|