Hair Matters : Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness / / Ingrid Banks |
Autore | Banks Ingrid |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2000] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 197 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 305.48896073 |
Soggetto topico |
African American women - Race identity
African American women - Social conditions Hair - Social aspects - United States Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States African American women African American women - Social life and customs |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8147-3945-8
0-585-43463-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Unhappy to Be Nappy -- 1. Why Hair Matters: Getting to the Roots -- 2. The Hair “Do’s” and “Don’ts” of Black Womanhood -- 3. Splitting Hairs: Power, Choice, and Femininity -- 4. Women and Girls Speak Out: Five Hair-Raising Sessions -- 5. Black Hair, 1990's Style -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Methods, Methodology, and the Shaping of Hair Matters -- Appendix II: Defining Black Hair and Hairstyling Practices -- Appendix III: Interviewee Demographics -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455681803321 |
Banks Ingrid | ||
New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2000] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hair matters : beauty, power, and Black women's consciousness / / Ingrid Banks |
Autore | Banks Ingrid |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2000] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 197 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 305.48896073 |
Soggetto topico |
African American women - Race identity
African American women - Social conditions Hair - Social aspects - United States Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States African American women African American women - Social life and customs |
ISBN |
0-8147-3945-8
0-585-43463-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Unhappy to Be Nappy -- 1. Why Hair Matters: Getting to the Roots -- 2. The Hair “Do’s” and “Don’ts” of Black Womanhood -- 3. Splitting Hairs: Power, Choice, and Femininity -- 4. Women and Girls Speak Out: Five Hair-Raising Sessions -- 5. Black Hair, 1990's Style -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Methods, Methodology, and the Shaping of Hair Matters -- Appendix II: Defining Black Hair and Hairstyling Practices -- Appendix III: Interviewee Demographics -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780180403321 |
Banks Ingrid | ||
New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2000] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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