Entanglement : the secret lives of hair
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Published
London, England : Oneworld, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
1780749929, 9781780749921
Physical Desc
vii, 407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 391.5 TAR | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 391.5 TAR | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 391.5 TAR | Available |
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Published
London, England : Oneworld, 2016.
Language
English
ISBN
1780749929, 9781780749921
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368, 376-393) and index.
Description
"When it's not attached to your head, your very own hair takes on a disconcerting quality. Suddenly, it is strange. And yet hair finds its way into all manner of unexpected places, far from our heads, including cosmetics, clothes, ropes, personal and public collections, and even food. Whether treated as waste or as gift, relic, sacred offering or commodity in a billion-dollar industry for wigs and hair extensions, hair has many stories to tell. Collected from Hindu temples and Buddhist nunneries and salvaged by the strand from waste heaps and the combs of long-haired women, hair flows into the industry from many sources. Entering this strange world, Emma Tarlo travels the globe, tracking its movement across India, Myanmar, China, Africa, the United States, Britain and Europe, where she meets people whose livelihoods depend on hair. Viewed from inside Chinese wig factories, Hindu temples and the villages of Myanmar, or from Afro hair fairs, Jewish wig parlours, fashion salons and hair loss clinics in Britain and the United States, hair is oddly revealing of the lives of all it touches. From fashion and beauty to religion, politics and cultural identity, Emma Tarlo explores just how much our locks and curls tell us about who we are. Full of surprising revelations and penetrating insights, Entanglement will change the way you see hair for ever"--Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tarlo, E. (2016). Entanglement: the secret lives of hair . Oneworld.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tarlo, Emma. 2016. Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair. Oneworld.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tarlo, Emma. Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair Oneworld, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tarlo, Emma. Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair Oneworld, 2016.
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