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Hair Goes History

By Jd Taylor
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By Jd Taylor
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What if hair-something so intimate, so easily dismissed-has quietly shaped the course of history?

In Hair Goes History, historian JD TAYLOR takes readers on an audacious and unexpectedly profound journey through time, revealing how hair enhancement, baldness, and the relentless pursuit of appearance have influenced power, identity, myth, and political destiny across civilizations.

From Ancient Egypt's elaborate wigs and ritual shaving to Greek and Roman heroes, Biblical figures like Samson, i...

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