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Hair story : untangling the roots of Black hair in America / Ayana D. Byrd and Lori L. Tharps.
LIBRA Rare E185.86 .B96 2001 Banks copy
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Van Pelt Library E185.86 .B96 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Byrd, Ayana D.
- Tharps, Lori L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women--Race identity.
- African American women.
- African American women--Social conditions.
- African Americans--Race identity.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Hair--Social aspects--United States.
- Hair.
- Hair--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Beauty, Personal--Social aspects--United States.
- Beauty, Personal.
- Beauty, Personal--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Beauty, Personal--Social aspects.
- History.
- Hair--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- x, 198 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- An entertaining, historical, and anecdotal exploration of the history of Black hair
- Hair Story is a chronological look at the culture and politics behind the ever-changing state of Black hair -- from 15th-century Africa to the present-day United States. Tying the personal to the political and the popular, Hair Story is a benchmark for tracing a unique aspect of African-American history.
- Contents:
- Black Hair in Bondage: 1400-1899
- No Excuse for Nappy: 1900-1964
- Revolutionary Roots: Naturals, Afros, and the Changing Politics of Hair, 1965-1979
- The Business of Black Hair
- Politically Incorrect: Black Hair's New Attitude, 1980-1994
- The Burden of Proof: Explaining Black Hair Culture
- Hair Today, Hair Tomorrow: 1995-2000.
- Notes:
- "Design by Kathryn Parise."
- "First Edition: February 2001."
- "Jacket design by Mary Ann Smith."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-192) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0312265999 :
- OCLC:
- 45094139
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