Race, gender, and the politics of skin tone

Hunter, Margaret L., 1972-

Race, gender, and the politics of skin tone [electronic resource] / Margaret L. Hunter. - New York : Routledge, 2005. - ix, 150 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-144) and index.

Colorstruck -- The color of slavery and conquest -- Learning, earning, and marrying more -- Black and brown bodies under the knife -- The beauty queue: advantages of light skin -- The blacker the berry: ethnic legitimacy and skin tone -- Color and the changing racial landscape.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780203620342 (electronic bk.)




African Americans--Race identity.
Mexican Americans--Race identity.
African American women--Social conditions.
Mexican American women--Social conditions.
Interviews--United States.
Human skin color--Psychological aspects.--United States
Human skin color--Social aspects--United States.
Racism--United States.


United States--Race relations.


Electronic books.

E185.625 / .H865 2005

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