Bodies Complexioned - Human Variation Racism in Early Modern English Culture, C. 16001750

Informationen zum Autor Mark S. Dawson is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the Australian National University, Canberra Klappentext Skin-tones mattered in early modern England. Indexing health, social status, religious affiliation and national allegiance, they helped explain (away) poverty, colonialism, war and slavery. Drawing physical distinctions as a means to power has a complex history - one belying racism's assumption that such distinctions are natural or timeless. Zusammenfassung Skin-tones mattered in early modern England. Indexing health, social status, religious affiliation and national allegiance, they helped explain (away) poverty, colonialism, war and slavery. Drawing physical distinctions as a means to power has a complex history – one belying racism’s assumption that such distinctions are natural or timeless. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Contemplating Christian temperaments2 Nativities established 3 Bodies emblazoned4 Identifying the differently humoured 5 Distempered skin and the English abroad6 National identities, foreign physiognomies, and the advent of whiteness ConclusionIndex

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• Authors: Mark Dawson, Mark (Lecturer in Early Modern History At Dawson, Mark (Lecturer in Early Modern History at the Australian National University Canberra) Dawson, Mark S. Dawson
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781526134486
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3448-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); England, Ethnic Studies, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, History of Science, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, C 1600 To C 1700, Early 18th century c 1700 to c 1750, C 1700 To C 1800