Bodies Complexioned: Human Variation And Racism In Early Modern English Culture, C. 1600-1750

Skin-tones mattered in early modern England. Indexing health, social status, religious affiliation and national allegiance, they helped explain (away) poverty, colonialism, war and slavery. Drawing physical distinctions as a means to power has a complex history - one belying racism's assumption that such distinctions are natural or timeless.

• | Author: Mark Dawson
• | Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
• | Publication Date: Jul 12, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 152616390X
• | ISBN-13: 9781526163905