Shades Of Difference
Why Skin Color Matters
Editor: Evelyn NakanoGlenn
Stanford University Press (United States), 2009
Paperback, 320 pages
Size: 226x150 mm
ISBN: 9780804759991
ISBN-10: 0804759995
Shades Of Difference
Addresses the phenomenon of colorism - the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. Examining the social and cultural significance of skin color in a range of societies and periods, this work looks at how skin color affects people's opportunities in Latin America, Asia, Africa and North America.

