Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color

by Nina G. Jablonski

Book Overview

Living Color is the first book to investigate the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible trait influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. In a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion, Nina G. Jablonski begins with the biology and evolution of skin pigmentation, explaining how skin color changed as humans moved around the globe. She explores the relationship between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520283864
• ISBN13: 9780520283862
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"