Doing Business With Beauty: Black Women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy

by Adia Harvey Wingfield and Adia Harvey Wingfield Washington University in St. Louis

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Using in-depth interviews with hair salon owners, Doing Business with Beauty explores several facets of the business of owning a hair salon, including the process of becoming an owner, the dynamics of the owner-employee relationship, and the factors that steer black women to work in the hair industry. Harvey Wingfield examines the black female business owner's struggle for autonomy and success in entrepreneurship.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0742561178

ISBN13:9780742561175

Release Date:July 2009

Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"

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African-American Studies Business Business & Investing Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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