Publication

2015 - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

57,500 words, Guess

Page Count

230 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • OCLC Control Number885225656
  • Better World Books9781579129965

Classifications

  • LCCGT6735 .H37 2015
  • LCCGT6735.H37 2015

Description

Stereotypes of redheaded women range from the funloving scatterbrain to the fiery-tempered vixen or the penitent prostitute. Red-haired men are often associated with either the savage barbarian or the redheaded clown. But why is this so? Harvey begins her quest in prehistory and traces the redhead gene as it made its way out of Africa with the early human diaspora, only to emerge under Northern skies. She goes on to the modern age of art, and literature, and the first positive symbols of red hair in children's characters; the genetic and chemical decoding of red hair; and finally, red hair in contemporary culture, from advertising and exploitation to "gingerism" and the new movement against bullying.

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  • Red: a history of the redheadBlack Dog & Leventhal Publishers2015-01-01
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