Living color : the biological and social meaning of skin color / Nina G. Jablonski.
Living color : the biological and social meaning of skin color / Nina G. Jablonski.
Living color : the biological and social meaning of skin color / Nina G. Jablonski.
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Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.
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N573.5/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 260 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
Biology -- Skin's natural palette -- Original skin -- Out of the tropics -- Skin color in the modern world -- Shades of sex -- Skin color and health -- Society -- The discriminating primate -- Encounters with difference -- Skin color in the age of exploration -- Skin color and the establishment of r...
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Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2012.
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Summary
This book investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible trait influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. The author begins with the biology and evolution of skin pigmentation, explaining how skin color changed as humans moved around the globe. She explores the...
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Full title
Living color : the biological and social meaning of skin color / Nina G. Jablonski.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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N573.5/1
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74VvjRwrqdwX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvjRwrqdwX
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ISBN
0520251539 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520251533 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
573.5
MMS ID
991015130269702626
