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Liberated threads : Black women, style, and the global politics of soul /

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The author explores how and why black women, from the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through anti-apartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, and in places as far-flung as New York City, Atlanta, London, and Johannesburg, used their clothing, jewelry, hair, and general "soul styl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ford, Tanisha C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Series:Gender & American culture.
UNC Press law publications.
Women and the law.
Civil rights and social justice.
Subjects:
Minority women > United States.
Women, Black > United States.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > United States.
Beauty, Personal > United States.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in fashion > United States.
Globalization > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The author explores how and why black women, from the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through anti-apartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, and in places as far-flung as New York City, Atlanta, London, and Johannesburg, used their clothing, jewelry, hair, and general "soul style" not simply as a fashion statement but as an integral part of their activism and as a powerful tool of resistance.--Adapted from publisher's description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-235) and index.