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Red

By Harvey, Jacky Colliss

Red

By Harvey, Jacky Colliss

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Red is a brilliantly told, captivating history of red hair throughout the ages. A book that breaks new ground, dispels myths, and reinforces the special nature of being a redhead, with a look at multiple disciplines, including science, religion, politics, feminism and sexuality, literature, and art. With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, author Jacky Colliss Harvey (herself a redhead) begins her exploration of red hair in prehistory and traces the redhead gene as it made its way out of Africa with the early human diaspora to its emergence under Northern skies. She goes on to explore red hair in the ancient world; the prejudice manifested against red hair across medieval Europe; red hair during the Renaissance as both an indicator of Jewishness during the Inquisition and the height of fashion in Protestant England, under the reign of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I; the modern age of art and literature, and the first positive symbols of red hair in children's characters; modern medicine and science and the genetic and chemical decoding of red hair; and finally, red hair in contemporary culture, from advertising and exploitation to "gingerism" and the new movement against bullying.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2015-06-09
Publication Date:
2015-06-09
Publisher:
Workman Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
157912996X
ISBN13:
9781579129965
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
549 g
Height:
159 cm
Width:
211 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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