Colonial complexions : race and bodies in eighteenth-century America /

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.

Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Block, Sharon, 1968- (Författare, medförfattare)
Materialtyp: Licensed eBooks
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press [2018]
Serie:Early American studies.
Länkar:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv16t6j48
Beskrivning
Sammanfattning: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.
Fysisk beskrivning:1 online resource (217 pages)
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812294934
0812294939
9780812250060