Bodies complexioned : Human variation and racism in early modern English culture, c. 1600-1750 /

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Bodily contrasts - from the colour of hair, eyes and skin to the shape of faces and skeletons - allowed the English of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries to discriminate systematically among themselves and against non-Anglophone groups. Making use of an array of sources, this book examin...

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Main Author: Dawson, Mark S. (Mark Stanley), 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Racism.
Physical anthropology.
Discrimination.
HISTORY > Modern > 17th Century.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
Racisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Racisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Anthropologie physique > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Anthropologie physique > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Racism > England > History > 18th century.
Racism > England > History > 17th century.
Discrimination > England > History > 18th century.
Discrimination > England > History > 17th century.
Physical anthropology > England > History > 18th century.
Physical anthropology > England > History > 17th century.
England.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction ; 1 Contemplating Christian temperaments; 2 Nativities established; 3 Bodies emblazoned; 4 Identifying the differently humoured; 5 Distempered skin and the English abroad; 6 National identities, foreign physiognomies, and the advent of whiteness ; Conclusion; Index

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