Living color: the biological and social meaning of skin color

2013; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 50; Issue: 08 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.50-4520

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Nina G. Jablonski,

Tópico(s)

Science Education and Perceptions

Resumo

List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Biology 1. Skin's Natural Palette 2. Original Skin 3. Out of the Tropics 4. Skin Color in the Modern World 5. Shades of Sex 6. Skin Color and Health Part Two. Society 7. The Discriminating Primate 8. Encounters with Difference 9. Skin Color in the Age of Exploration 10. Skin Color and the Establishment of Races 11. Institutional Slavery and the Politics of Pigmentation 12. Skin Colors and Their Variable Meanings 13. Aspiring to Lightness 14. Desiring Darkness 15. Living in Color Notes References Index

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