Skin Trade

by Ann DuCille and Cleo Qian

Book Overview

How does the notion of colorblind equality fit with the social and economic realities of black Americans? Challenging the increasingly popular argument that blacks should settle down, stop whining, and get jobs, Skin Trade insists that racism remains America's premier national story and its grossest national product. From Aunt Jemima Pancakes to ethnic Barbie dolls, corporate America peddles racial and gender stereotypes, packaging and selling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674810848
• ISBN13: 9780674810846
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"