Bodies Complexioned: Human Variation and Racism in Early Modern English Culture, C. 1600-1750

By Mark Dawson and Mark S. Dawson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152616390X
• ISBN13: 9781526163905
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"