| Description |
1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: African Canadian Newspapers and Early Black Beauty Culture, 1914-1945 -- CHAPTER 2 From Ebony's "Brownskin" to "Black Is Beautiful" in the News Observer, 1946-1969 -- CHAPTER 3 Black Beauty Culture in the Pages of Contrast and Share: Local Beauty Salons, Department Stores, and Drugstores in the 1970s and 1980s -- CHAPTER 4 Global Conglomerates Take Over Black Beauty Culture: The Ethnically Ambiguous, "Multicultural" 1990s and 2000s -- CHAPTER 5 The Politics of Black Hair in the Twenty-First Century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"It's about black beauty culture in North America from an interdisciplinary perspective that encompasses many fields: history, race and cultural theory, consumer culture theory, media studies, diasporic art history, black feminism, visual culture, film studies, and political economy."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 14, 2019) |
| Subject |
Beauty, Personal -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
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Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
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Beauty culture -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Beauty & Grooming.
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Beauty, Personal
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Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781771123600 |
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1771123605 |
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9781771123594 |
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1771123591 |
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