Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone

Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone tackles the hidden yet painful issue of colorism in the African American and Mexican American communities. Beginning with a historical discussion of slavery and colonization in the Americas, the book quickly moves forward to a contemporary analysis of how skin tone continues to plague people of color today. This is the first book to explore this well-known, yet rarely discussed phenomenon.

Author: Margaret L. Hunter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/23/2005
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.10w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9780415946087

About the Author

Margaret Hunter is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.