Race and Beauty : Early Modern Cosmetics and the Mythology of Whiteness, Pape…
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Specifications
| ISBN | 9781032499338 |
| Subject Area | Social Science, History |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Item Length | 9.2 in |
| Publication Year | 2025 |
| Type | Textbook |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Author | Josie Schoel |
| Item Weight | 12.4 Oz |
| Item Width | 6.1 in |
| Number Of Pages | 182 Pages |
The locus of the cult was Queen Elizabeth I, whose materially constructed reds and whites in her portraiture and on the surface of her skin resounded throughout the commonwealth. This work examines how beauty standards, specifically the ideology of “fairness,” contributed to the racialization of bodies in early modern England.