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About Faces: Physiognomy in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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About Faces: Physiognomy in Nineteenth-Century Britain - Pearl, Sharrona
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Pearl reveals the way that physiognomy, the study of facial features and their relationship to character, shaped the way that people understood one another and presented themselves in 19th-century Britain. By showing how physiognomy gave people permission to judge others, Pearl holds up a mirror both to Victorian times and our own.

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About Faces: Physiognomy in Nineteenth-Century Britain 2010, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674036048

Hardcover