Race in early modern England : a documentary companion / edited by Ania Loomba and Jonathan Burton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loomba, Ania, compiler, editor.

Burton, Jonathan, 1967- compiler, editor.

Palgrave Macmillan (Firm), publisher.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--England--History--16th century--Sources.

Racism.

Racism--England--History--17th century--Sources.

Historiography--England--History.

Historiography.

Race relations.

History.

England.

England--Race relations--History--16th century--Sources.

England--Race relations--History--17th century--Sources.

Race in literature.

Literature and society--England--History--16th century.

Literature and society.

Literature and society--England--History--17th century.

National characteristics, British.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xvi pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 300 pages : ilustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

This collection makes available a rich archive of materials that illuminate the history of racial thought and practices in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. A comprehensive introduction shows how these writings on religion, skin color, sexual and marital practices, geography, and the human body are crucial for understanding the pre-Enlightenment lineages of racial categories.

Contents:

I. Classical texts

II. The Bible

III. Medieval texts

IV. Early modern texts. Appendix: early modern dictionaries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1403961662

9781403961662

1403961670

9781403961679

OCLC:

77575100

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