Description: Further DetailsTitle: Beauty Shop PoliticsCondition: NewSubtitle: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty IndustryISBN-10: 0252076966EAN: 9780252076961ISBN: 9780252076961Publisher: University of Illinois PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/03/2010Description: Looking through the lens of black business history, Beauty Shop Politics shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. Tiffany M. Gill argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity and that the seemingly frivolous space of a beauty salon actually has stimulated social, political, and economic change. From the founding of the National Negro Business League in 1900 and onward, African Americans have embraced the entrepreneurial spirit by starting their own businesses, but black women's forays into the business world were overshadowed by those of black men. With a broad scope that encompasses the role of gossip in salons, ethnic beauty products, and the social meanings of African American hair textures, Gill shows how African American beauty entrepreneurs built and sustained a vibrant culture of activism in beauty salons and schools. Enhanced by lucid portrayals of black beauticians and drawing on archival research and oral histories, Beauty Shop Politics conveys the everyday operations and rich culture of black beauty salons as well as their role in building community.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 23mmAuthor: Tiffany M. GillGenre: Society & CultureBook Series: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American HistoryTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Social Sciences, Business & Finance, Fashion & DesignItem Weight: 313gRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Beauty Shop Politics
Title: Beauty Shop Politics
Subtitle: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry
ISBN-10: 0252076966
EAN: 9780252076961
ISBN: 9780252076961
Release Date: 03/03/2010
Release Year: 2010
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Fashion & Design
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: Beauty Shop Politics : African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry
Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Beauty & Grooming, Women in Politics, Civil Rights, Women in Business, Women's Studies, United States / 21st Century, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Health & Fitness, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Author: Tiffany M. Gill
Item Length: 9 in
Series: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
