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  • Rebecca M. Herzig
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© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. INTRODUCTION: NECESSARY SUFFERING 1
  4. 1. THE HAIRLESS INDIAN 19
  5. 2. CHEMICALS OF THE TOILETTE 35
  6. 3. BEARDED WOMEN AND DOG-FACED MEN 55
  7. 4. “SMOOTH, WHITE, VELVETY SKIN” 75
  8. 5. GLANDULAR TROUBLE 99
  9. 6. UNSHAVEN 115
  10. 7. “CLEANING THE BASEMENT” 135
  11. 8. MAGIC BULLETS 153
  12. 9. “THE NEXT FRONTIER” 171
  13. CONCLUSION: WE ARE ALL PLUCKED 187
  14. Acknowledgments 193
  15. Notes 199
  16. Index 275
  17. About the Author 287
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479830657.003.0015

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. INTRODUCTION: NECESSARY SUFFERING 1
  4. 1. THE HAIRLESS INDIAN 19
  5. 2. CHEMICALS OF THE TOILETTE 35
  6. 3. BEARDED WOMEN AND DOG-FACED MEN 55
  7. 4. “SMOOTH, WHITE, VELVETY SKIN” 75
  8. 5. GLANDULAR TROUBLE 99
  9. 6. UNSHAVEN 115
  10. 7. “CLEANING THE BASEMENT” 135
  11. 8. MAGIC BULLETS 153
  12. 9. “THE NEXT FRONTIER” 171
  13. CONCLUSION: WE ARE ALL PLUCKED 187
  14. Acknowledgments 193
  15. Notes 199
  16. Index 275
  17. About the Author 287
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