Race in early modern England
Subtitle: a documentary companion
By: edited by Ania Loomba and Jonathan Burton.
Contributors: Loomba, Ania.; Burton, Jonathan, 1967-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781403961662; 9781403961679
Subjects: Racism -- England -- History -- 16th century -- Sources; Racism -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Sources; Historiography -- England -- History; Race in literature; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century; National characteristics, British; England -- Race relations -- History -- 16th century -- Sources; England -- Race relations -- History -- 17th century -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Description: This collection makes available for the first time a rich archive of materials that illuminate the history of racial thought and practices in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. A comprehensive introduction shows how these writings on religion, skin color, sexual and marital practices, geography, and the human body are crucial for understanding the pre-Enlightenment lineages of racial categories.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.