Shades of Difference: Mythologies of Skin Color in Early Modern England.(Book review)

From: Shakespeare Studies | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Royster, Francesca T. | Copyright information

Shades of Difference: Mythologies of Skin Color in Early Modern England

By Sujata Iyengar Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005

Sujata Iyengar's Shades of Difference: Mythologies of Skin Color in Early Modern England arrives at a particularly fruitful moment in the development of early modern race studies, where the field is now large enough, and its place in publishing, conferences, and the classroom secure enough, to withstand complexity and ...

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