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At one time or another beards come with layers of meaning. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When allan isnt writing about the glories of beards and mustaches, he is a psychiatrist and journalist in toronto, canada. Peterkin, a toronto psychotherapist and author, has amassed considerable data on a topics ranging from physiological and psychological perspectives on hair growth to. Allan peterkin is the author of one thousand beards 3. One thousand beards is a witty, comprehensive history of facial hair, documenting its continuous rise and fall as a trend. With chapters like the medical beard the gay beard. The first book one thousand beardsa cultural history of facial haircame out in 2001 and hit a nerve.
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Outbursts a queer erotic thesaurus, book by allan peterkin. The bearded gentleman for centuries, men have been growing and styling their facial hair, whether for the sake of vanity, religion, or cultural considerations, but most of us dont give it a second thought. One thousand mustaches the stache is back after decades of being much maligned in western culture, the mustache is enjoying a cultural renaissance, thanks to the annual phenomenon of movember the international campaign in which men grow facial hair during the month of november to raise funds for prostate cancer research. One thousand mustaches by allan peterkin overdrive rakuten. The glory of a face is its beard, the talmud says, but a latin proverb states. Pdf one thousand beards download full pdf book download. Oct 19, 2009 and our guest today has written a book that investigates the cultural history of the beard.
Now allan peterkins new book, one thousand mustaches. And our guest today has written a book that investigates the cultural history of the beard. His other books include the baldheaded hermit and the artichoke and outbursts his comments on facial hair have appeared in esquire, mens health, the new york times, the wall street journal, us, and in the documentary. The book is a followup to his popular one thousand beards 2001. Books by allan peterkin author of one thousand beards. A witty, comprehensive history of facial hair, documenting its. Pdf one thousand mustaches download full pdf book download. Log in to see more information about allan peterkin log in or register now. His other books include the baldheaded hermit and the artichoke and outburstshis comments on facial hair have appeared in esquire, mens health, the new york times, the wall street journal, us, and in the documentary mansome. A cultural history of facial hair by peterkin, allan isbn. Burns, nick and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. That book took an enthusiastic and sometimes tongueincheek approach to deal engagingly with what can, for some, be a difficult subject. I just finished reading this book and found it fascinating, enlightening, educational, and historical. A cultural history of facial hair and coauthor with nick burns of the bearded gentleman.
Find them and more styles here in one thousand mustaches. A cultural history of facial hair by allan peterkin 2002, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A witty, comprehensive history of facial hair, documenting its continuous rise and fall as a trend. With wit and insight, one thousand beardsexplores the historical meaning of beards, moustaches, sideburns, and other forms of facial hair, from freuds psychoanalytic interpretation, to a wild trip through history, to a rogues gallery of famous bearded or moustached men, including abraham lincoln, joseph stalin, backstreet boy a. The religious history of the mustache erik campano. With wit and insight, one thousand beards explores the historical meaning of. Professor allan peterkin is the worlds leading facialhair expert. Allan peterkin has 17 books on goodreads with 661 ratings. Among them are many wellknown styles, such as the handlebar, the fu manchu, the goatee, the van dyck, and the more recent soul patch. In one thousand beards, peterkin uses the same approach. His name is allan peterkin, and his book is called one thousand beards. Allan peterkin is the author of one thousand beards and one thousand mustaches, and the coauthor of the bearded gentleman.
Moustache maven by lisa bryn rundle university of toronto. Being hirsute from an early age, she simply shaved until she and her husband visited a traveling circus. Allan peterkin is a psychiatrist and the author of numerous books, including one thousand beards. A cultural history of facial hair peterkin, allan on. Jampacked with beardrelated sidebar quotations and facts and figures, one thousand beards is a trivialovers delight, and an essential reference for anyone giving a barbercollege valedictory address. One thousand mustaches is the greatest book ever written about mustaches. This is the kind of information that can only make life happier, funnier, and a little bit more full. A cultural history of facial hair traces the beards and the razors storied past, including styles, regulations and cultural significance from the ancient egyptians to the present day. A book such as this needs to deliver on both levels. Beards have also been symbols of grief, loss, bereavement, unemployment, peterkin writes which.
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