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3. “Of the Brown- Skin Type”

Madonnas, Mulattas, and Modern Women in Literary Print Culture
  • Laila Haidarali
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Brown Beauty
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© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Figures and Color Plates ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. Brown Beginnings 31
  6. 2. Beautiful Brown Skin 62
  7. 3. “Of the Brown- Skin Type” 104
  8. 4. To a Brown Girl 153
  9. 5. Browning the Dark Princess 193
  10. 6. Sociological Discourses on Color, Class, and Gender, from Depression to World War II 225
  11. Epilogue 261
  12. Acknowledgments 263
  13. Notes 267
  14. Bibliography 295
  15. Index 317
  16. About the Author 335
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479875108.003.0003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Figures and Color Plates ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. Brown Beginnings 31
  6. 2. Beautiful Brown Skin 62
  7. 3. “Of the Brown- Skin Type” 104
  8. 4. To a Brown Girl 153
  9. 5. Browning the Dark Princess 193
  10. 6. Sociological Discourses on Color, Class, and Gender, from Depression to World War II 225
  11. Epilogue 261
  12. Acknowledgments 263
  13. Notes 267
  14. Bibliography 295
  15. Index 317
  16. About the Author 335
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