Permanent Waves: The Making of the American Beauty Shop

by Julie A. Willett

Book Overview

Throughout the twentieth century, beauty shops have been places where women could enjoy the company of other women, exchange information, and share secrets. The female equivalent of barbershops, they have been institutions vital to community formation and social change.
But while the beauty shop created community, it also reflected the racial segregation that has so profoundly shaped American society. Links between style, race, and identity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814793584
• ISBN13: 9780814793589
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"