Purnima Mehta Bhatt

'Dying' to be White

The Obsession with Fair Skin in India and the Global South

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the phenomenon of colourism in India and the Global South and critically analyses the obsession with fair skin and its association with social capital or mobility.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032230610
• ISBN-10: 1032230614
• Artikelnr.: 70347723

Autorenporträt

Purnima Mehta Bhatt is Professor Emerita of History, Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies, at Hood College, U.S.A.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures. Acknowledgements. 1. Obsession with fair skin 2. Colorism
in the ancient world 3. Finding color prejudice in foreign travelers'
accounts 4. Origins and evolution of colorism in India 5. Colorism in Hindu
religion 6. Ideals of beauty in classical Indian literature and art 7.
Colorism in popular Indian culture 8. Penchant for fair skin in east asia
9. Cosmopolitan whiteness in south and southeast Asia 10. Colorism in
Afro-American community and in Africa 11. Fondness for fairness in the
Caribbean and Latin America 12. indigenous peoples of the world and the
Roma 13. Health effects of skin bleaching and voices of opposition 14. In
conclusion. Bibliography. Index.