Jacky Colliss Harvey explores red hair in the ancient world, the prejudice manifested against redheads across medieval Europe, and red hair during the Renaissance as both an indicator of Jewishness and the height of fashion in Protestant England, thanks to Elizabeth I. Colliss Harvey also examines depictions of red hair in art and literature, looks at modern medicine and the genetic decoding of redheads, and considers red hair in contemporary culture, from advertising to 'gingerism' and bullying.
| ISBN: | 9781925266399 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2016 |
| Author: | Jacky Colliss Harvey |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Primary Genre | Non-Fiction Books of the Month |
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Jacky Colliss Harvey explores red hair in the ancient world, the prejudice manifested against redheads across medieval Europe, and red hair during the Renaissance as both an indicator of Jewishness and the height of fashion in Protestant England, thanks to Elizabeth I. Colliss Harvey also examines depictions of red hair in art and literature, looks at modern medicine and the genetic decoding of redheads, and considers red hair in contemporary culture, from advertising to 'gingerism' and bullying.
Red A Natural History of the Redhead features in the following genres: Non-Fiction Books of the Month, Biographies & Autobiographies, History, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, History and Archaeology
Red A Natural History of the Redhead is available in Paperback
Red A Natural History of the Redhead was written by Jacky Colliss Harvey and published by Allen & Unwin
Red A Natural History of the Redhead has 240 pages
