Hair Raising Beauty, Culture, and African American Women |
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| Author:
| Rooks, Noliwe M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-2312-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1996 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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We all know there is a politics of skin color, but is there a politics of hair?In this book, Noliwe Rooks explores the history and politics of hair and beauty culture in African American communities from the nineteenth century to the 1990s.
We all know there is a politics of skin color, but is there a politics of hair?In this book, Noliwe Rooks explores the history and politics of hair and beauty culture in African American communities from the nineteenth century to the 1990s.