Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195152623ISBN-10:019515262XUPC:9780195152623Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, United States, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.24 x 6.24 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SC4S5GNSEP
Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race
"Black is Beautiful!" The words were the exuberant rallying cry of a generation of black women who threw away their straightening combs and adopted a proud new style they called the Afro. The Afro, as worn most famously by Angela Davis, became a veritable icon of the Sixties. Although the new beauty standards seemed to arise overnight, they actually had deep roots within black communities....
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195152623ISBN-10:019515262XUPC:9780195152623Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, United States, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:9.24 x 6.24 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SC4S5GNSEP
Maxine Leeds Craig is Assistant Professor of Sociology and director of the graduate program in Sociology at California State University, Hayward.
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