Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: A Layered History 1
5. 1 Cosmetic Practices and Colonial Crucibles 22
6. 2 Modern Girls and Racial Respectability 47
7. 3 Local Manufacturing and Color Consciousness 75
8. 4 Beauty Queens and Consumer Capitalism 98
9. 5 Active Ingredients and Growing Criticism 150
10. 6 Black Consciousness and Biomedical Opposition 190
11. Conclusion: Sedimented Meanings and Compounded Politics 221
12. Notes 237
13. Bibliography 293
14. Index 341