Beneath the Surface: A Transnational History of Skin Lighteners
(Part of the Theory in Forms Series)
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For more than a century, skin lighteners have been an ubiquitous feature of global popular culture--embraced by consumers even as they were fiercely opposed by medical professionals, consumer health advocates, and antiracist thinkers and activists. In Beneath the Surface, Lynn M. Thomas constructs a transnational history of skin lighteners in South Africa and beyond. Analyzing a wide range of archival, popular culture, and oral history sources,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1478006420
ISBN13:9781478006428
Release Date:January 2020
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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