About this title: Rose Weitz provides a comprehensive look at women's hair, including a history of attitudes and styles, the cultural implications of beauty salons, the effect of aging on hair and self-esteem, and the impact of the media on women's perceptions of their appearance. As part of her research, Weitz interviewed 74 women, young and old.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374240820ISBN:0374240825
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2005-01-12
ISBN-13:9780374529420ISBN:0374529426
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780374240820ISBN:0374240825
Description: New. Brand new. Discusses the ways in which women have changed their lives by changing their appearance. Explores the cultural statements that women make through their choice of hairstyle. Very nice copy! read more
Description: New in new dust jacket. Excellent Condition! Tiny Dot Remainder Mark, No Damage, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780374529420ISBN:0374529426
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780374240820ISBN:0374240825
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780374240820ISBN:0374240825
Description: BOOK NEW. DUSTJACKET NEW. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. NOT an ex-library copy or a remainder. GIFT GIVING CONDITION. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 266. Hair is one of the first things other people notice about us--& is one of the primary ways we declare our identity to others. Here, Weitz explores how & why hair matters so much in girlsí & womenís lives. She begins by surveying the history of womenís hair, from the covered hair of the Middle Ages to the 2-foot-high, wildly ornamented styles of pre-Revolutionary France to the purple dyes worn by some modern teens. Weitz examines what hair means: to young girls & to ... read more
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