Beards: An Unshaved History
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3959850018 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-13 |
| Language | : | German, English |
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"2012014 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention Elisa This book was not only about the visual but also told a story. That made the work much more compelling.Gorgeous photography, interesting and well-written as well as informative.Oh my word. This was amazing. Holy smokes!! This was like an art history class. Wow. With this and the Bear Bards poetry book one could teach a college level course on what it means to be a ‘bear’ in the modern world. Wow. Did I say wow?I love books like this. I actually collect them and the visual effect just ke. Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention" according to Elisa. This book was not only about the visual but also told a story. That made the work much more compelling.Gorgeous photography, interesting and well-written as well as informative.Oh my word. This was amazing. Holy smokes!! This was like an art history class. Wow. With this and the Bear Bards poetry book one could teach a college level course on what it means to be a ‘bear’ in the modern world. Wow. Did I say wow?I love books like this. I actually collect them and the visual effect just ke
Prior to that, PornFrom Andy Warhol to X-Tube was published. Meanwhile, he is also devoted to gay history and LGBT subjects. Also there, he is one of the curators of the Porn Exhibition in 2014. He did his PhD at Free University Berlin about Emmerich Kálmán and the Transatlantic Operetta. During fall semester 2013/14 at University of Vienna, he taught a gender course about operetta (“… and a bit queer as well!&
In addition to his view on the clones of the 1970s and their recent return, there are interviews and facts about beards as well as photographs showing how beautiful a man’s beard can be. The ultimate guide to the history of male facial hair. “Why is it that, 100,000 years ago, our ancestors started removing hair from their faces and bodies, using stone tweezers and shells? Why did gays adopt the beard as a sign of liberation in the 1970s? And why is everyone wearing beards again today, from Taliban to hipsters, bankers to fashion models? This book is a journey through time, ideologies, and changing styles, and asks the perennial question: What makes a man a man?” These are questions Kevin Clarke explores in his groundbreaking cultural history book Beards. In English and German!
“Fascinating details and a great array of photographs.” – Graeme Aitken, DNA Magazine“Beautifully illustrated.” – Out Magazine“Up-to-date, ironic, fancy.” – Manuel Bug, Die Welt