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 à â â one belying racismà â â s assumption that such distinctions are natural or timeless. -- .
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 à â â one belying racismà â â s assumption that such distinctions are natural or timeless. -- .
Mark S. Dawson is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the Australian National University, Canberra
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Introduction 1 Contemplating Christian temperaments 2 Nativities established 3 Bodies emblazoned 4 Identifying the differently humoured 5 Distempered skin and the English abroad 6 National identities, foreign physiognomies, and the advent of whiteness Conclusion Index
Introduction 1 Contemplating Christian temperaments 2 Nativities established 3 Bodies emblazoned 4 Identifying the differently humoured 5 Distempered skin and the English abroad 6 National identities, foreign physiognomies, and the advent of whiteness Conclusion Index
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