Shades of Difference
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- Synopsis
- Glenn (ethnic studies and gender and women's studies, U. of California, Berkeley) brings together 14 essays that examine the phenomenon of colorism--the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. They investigate the social and cultural significance of skin color in different societies and historical periods in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and North America, as well as connections to racism, class, gender, national identity, capitalism, the media, the beauty industry and skin lightening trade, and how the courts view colorism. Contributors are gender and women's studies, ethnic studies, history, law, sociology, anthropology, and psycholinguistics scholars in the US. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804770996
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780804759984, 9780804759991
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/17/17
- Copyrighted By:
- the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.