Bodies Complexioned: Human Variation and Racism in Early Modern English Culture, C. 1600-1750

by Mark Dawson and Mark S. Dawson

Book Overview

Bodily contrasts - from the colour of hair, eyes and skin to the shape of faces and skeletons - allowed the English of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries to discriminate systematically among themselves and against non-Anglophone groups. Making use of an array of sources, this book examines how early modern English people understood bodily difference. It demonstrates that individuals' distinctive features were considered innate, even as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152616390X
• ISBN13: 9781526163905
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"