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Hair Tells a Story
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Hair Tells a Story : Hers, Yours and Ours

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1476688613
ISBN-13 9781476688619
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint Toplight Books
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jan 6th, 2023
Print length 208 Pages
Weight 277 grams
Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.10 cms
Ksh 2,900.00
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Although countless books and articles address body image, the personal psychology and the universal, entangled and lifelong meaning of hair have been missing. This work fills this niche, empowering women to understand complex hair-head-heart connections as well as the many sociocultural and relational pressures they have experienced regarding hair.

The body is the canvas upon which women paint their secrets, their hopes and dreams, pain and disappointments. Hair has long played a role in the struggles for power, self-determination and autonomy--serving as a nonverbal language that represents women''s lives. However, pain, anxiety, racism, sexism and rigid beauty standards can too often underlie these stories. Modern events like the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed societal barriers that prevent the free and equitable expression of hair.

Although countless books and articles address body image, the personal psychology and the meaning of hair have been missing. This work empowers women to understand complex hair-head-heart connections, and pressures. Above all, the text emphasizes that hair is never just hair.


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