Bodies Complexioned: Human Variation and Racism in Early Modern English Culture,

Description: Bodies Complexioned by Mark Dawson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Skin-tones mattered in early modern England. Indexing health, social status, religious affiliation and national allegiance, they helped explain (away) poverty, colonialism, war and slavery. Drawing physical distinctions as a means to power has a complex history one belying racisms assumption that such distinctions are natural or timeless. Publisher Description Skin-tones mattered in early modern England. Indexing health, social status, religious affiliation and national allegiance, they helped explain (away) poverty, colonialism, war and slavery. Drawing physical distinctions as a means to power has a complex history one belying racisms assumption that such distinctions are natural or timeless.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 discrete populations were believed to have characteristics in common and challenges the idea that the humoral theory of bodily composition was incompatible with visceral inequality or racism. While race had not assumed its modern valence, and racial ideologies were still to come, such typecasting nonetheless had mundane, lasting consequences. Grounded in humoral physiology, and Christian universalism notwithstanding, bodily prejudices inflected social stratification, domestic politics, sectarian division and international relations. Author Biography Mark S. Dawson is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the Australian National University, Canberra. Details ISBN 1526134489 ISBN-13 9781526134486 Title Bodies Complexioned Author Mark Dawson Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 280 Publisher Manchester University Press GE_Item_ID:137628710; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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