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