Hair matters : beauty, power, and Black women's consciousness /

"Long hair in the 60s, Afros in the early 70s, bobs in the 80s, fuschia in the 90s. Hair is one of the first attributes to catch our eye, not only because it reflects perceptions of attractiveness or unattractiveness, but also because it conveys important political, cultural, and social meaning...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Banks, Ingrid, 1966- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New York : New York University Press, 2000.
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