Colonial Complexions

Colonial Complexions
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780812250060
ISBN-13 : 0812250060
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Book Synopsis Colonial Complexions by : Sharon Block

Download or read book Colonial Complexions written by Sharon Block and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did descriptions of individuals' appearance reinforce emergent categories of race? In Colonial Complexions, more than 4000 advertisements for runaway slaves and servants reveal how colonists transformed seemingly observable characteristics into racist reality.


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