{"product_id":"plucked-a-history-of-hair-removal-paperback","title":"Plucked: A History of Hair Removal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca M. Herzig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncovers the history of hair removal practices and sheds light on the prolific culture of beauty\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of tools to remove hair deemed unsightly, unnatural, or excessive. This is true especially for women and girls; conservative estimates indicate that 99% of American women have tried hair removal, and at least 85% regularly remove hair from their faces, armpits, legs, and bikini lines. How and when does hair become a problem--what makes some growth \"excessive\"? Who or what separates the necessary from the superfluous? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePlucked\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Rebecca Herzig addresses these questions about hair removal. She shows how, over time, dominant American beliefs about visible hair changed: where once elective hair removal was considered a \"mutilation\" practiced primarily by \"savage\" men, by the turn of the twentieth century, hair-free faces and limbs were expected for women. Visible hair growth--particularly on young, white women--came to be perceived as a sign of political extremism, sexual deviance, or mental illness. By the turn of the twenty-first century, more and more Americans were waxing, threading, shaving, or lasering themselves smooth. Herzig's extraordinary account also reveals some of the collateral damages of the intensifying pursuit of hair-free skin. Moving beyond the experiences of particular patients or clients, Herzig describes the surprising histories of race, science, industry, and medicine behind today's hair-removing tools. \u003ci\u003ePlucked\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling, gripping, and original tale of the lengths to which Americans will go to remove hair.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47492008804530,"sku":"9781479852819","price":53.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4b6f31ebdb94f6bfb5a0e5ff80c63d6d.webp?v=1779394788","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/plucked-a-history-of-hair-removal-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}