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Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color
Nina G. Jablonski
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Description for Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color
Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Living Color is the first book to investigate the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. Nina Jablonski begins this fascinating and wide-ranging work with an explanation of the biology and evolution of skin pigmentation, tracing how skin color changed as humans moved around the globe, exploring the relationship between melanin and sunlight, and examining the consequences of mismatches between our skin color and our environment due to rapid migrations, vacations, and other life-style choices. Aided by plentiful illustrations, this book ... Read more
Living Color is the first book to investigate the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. Nina Jablonski begins this fascinating and wide-ranging work with an explanation of the biology and evolution of skin pigmentation, tracing how skin color changed as humans moved around the globe, exploring the relationship between melanin and sunlight, and examining the consequences of mismatches between our skin color and our environment due to rapid migrations, vacations, and other life-style choices. Aided by plentiful illustrations, this book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283862
SKU
V9780520283862
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About Nina G. Jablonski
Nina G. Jablonski is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of Skin: A Natural History (UC Press) and was named one of the first Alphonse Fletcher, Sr. Fellows for her efforts to improve the public understanding of skin color.
Reviews for Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color
"Accessible to general readers... The book fascinates! Highly recommended."
D. C. Cook, Indiana University Choice "Clear [and] thorough, but not exhaustive or boring." American Journal of Anthropology
D. C. Cook, Indiana University Choice "Clear [and] thorough, but not exhaustive or boring." American Journal of Anthropology