Edition |
Revised edition. |
Description |
xix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index. |
Contents |
Black hair in bondage: 1400-1899 -- No excuse for nappy: 1900-1964 -- Revolutionary roots: naturals, Afros, and the changing politics of hair, 1965-1979 -- The business of Black hair -- Politically incorrect: Black hair's new attitude, 1980-1994 -- The burden of proof: explaining Black hair culture -- Hair today, hair tomorrow: 1995-2000 -- The divided decade: the early 2000s -- The business of Black hair 2.0. |
Summary |
A chronicle of black hair in America looks back at the styles, myths, and grooming techniques adopted by African Americans throughout their history. |
Subject |
African American women -- Race identity.
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African American women -- Race identity. |
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African American women. |
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African American women -- Social conditions.
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African American women -- Social conditions. |
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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African Americans -- Race identity. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
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Hair -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Hair -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Hair. |
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Hair -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
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History. |
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Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects. |
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Beauty, Personal. |
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Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Subject |
Hair. |
Added Author |
Tharps, Lori L., author.
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ISBN |
9781250046574 (paperback) |
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1250046572 (paperback) |
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9781466846821 (e-book) |
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