Title: Race in early modern England
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.
Subjects: Historiography, Race relations, British National characteristics, Literature and society, Racism, Race in literature, Sources, History, National characteristics, british, Great britain, race relations, Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603, Great britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714
Places: England
Time periods: 17th century, 16th century