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Ain't I a beauty queen? [electronic resource] : black women, beauty, and the politics of race / Maxine Leeds Craig.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002Description: 1 online resource (viii, 198 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199849345 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Beauty, Personal -- United States -- History -- 20th century | African American women -- Health and hygiene -- History -- 20th century | African American women -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Beauty contests -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195152623DDC classification: 305.48896073 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The meanings and practices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. This text is a study of African American women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of African American racial identity.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
The meanings and practices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. This text is a study of African American women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of African American racial identity.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.