Description: Pageants, Parlors, and Pretty Women: Race and Beauty in the Twentieth-Century South by Blain Roberts Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description From the Souths pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture. But as Blain Roberts shows in this incisive work, the pursuit of beauty in the South was linked to the tumultuous racial divides of the region. Publisher Description From the Souths pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture. But as Blain Roberts shows in this incisive work, the pursuit of beauty in the South was linked to the tumultuous racial divides of the region, where the Jim Crow-era cosmetics industry came of age selling the idea of makeup that emphasized whiteness, and where, in the 1950s and 1960s, black-owned beauty shops served as crucial sites of resistance for civil rights activists. In these times of strained relations in the South, beauty became a signifier of power and affluence while it reinforced racial strife. Roberts examines a range of beauty products, practices, and rituals - cosmetics, hairdressing, clothing, and beauty contests - in settings that range from tobacco farms of the Great Depression to 1950s and 1960s college campuses. In so doing, she uncovers the role of female beauty in the economic and cultural modernization of the South. By showing how battles over beauty came to a head during the civil rights movement, Roberts sheds new light on the tactics southerners used to resist and achieve desegregation. Author Biography Blain Roberts is assistant professor of history at California State University, Fresno, USA. Details ISBN 1469629860 ISBN-13 9781469629865 Title Pageants, Parlors, and Pretty Women: Race and Beauty in the Twentieth-Century South Author Blain Roberts Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 384 Publisher University of North Carolina Press GE_Item_ID:157384748; 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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ISBN-13: 9781469629865
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Book Title: Pageants, Parlors, and Pretty Women : Race and Beauty in the Twentieth-Century South
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Industries / Service, Beauty & Grooming, United States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Civil Rights, Black Studies (Global), Women's Studies, Anthropology / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Health & Fitness, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 4 Oz
Author: Blain Roberts
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
