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Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone

By Margaret L. Hunter

Published June 23rd 2005 by Routledge – 160 pages

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Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone tackles the hidden yet painful issue of colorism in the African American and Mexican American communities. Beginning with a historical discussion of slavery and colonization in the Americas, the book quickly moves forward to a contemporary analysis of how skin tone continues to plague people of color today. This is the first book to explore this well-known, yet rarely discussed phenomenon.

Author Bio

Margaret Hunter is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Name: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Margaret L. Hunter. Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone tackles the hidden yet painful issue of colorism in the African American and Mexican American communities. Beginning with a historical discussion of slavery and colonization in the Americas, the book quickly...
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