Race Gender and the Politics of Skin Tone

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Race Gender and the Politics of Skin Tone

Author	: Margaret L. Hunter
File Size	: 54,9 Mb
Publisher	: Routledge
Language	: English
Release Date	: 13 May 2013
ISBN	: 9781136074820
Pages	: 160 pages

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Race Gender and the Politics of Skin Tone by Margaret L. Hunter Book PDF Summary

Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone tackles the hidden yet painful issue of colorism in the African American and Mexican American communities. Beginning with a historical discussion of slavery and colonization in the Americas, the book quickly moves forward to a contemporary analysis of how skin tone continues to plague people of color today. This is the first book to explore this well-known, yet rarely discussed phenomenon.

Race Gender and the Politics of Skin Tone by Margaret L. Hunter

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