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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 7 books in this booklist
£9.99 hardback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781913090593 | ISBN 10: 1913090590
A powerful celebration of the versatility and diversity of Black women's natural hair, A Quick Ting On The Black Girl Afro explores the rich cultural history of Black Women's Afros, their influence on popular culture, and the many ways in which Black ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780241993767 | ISBN 10: 0241993768
"A gorgeously exuberant account... writing that is natural and vivacious... a fascinating and hugely enjoyable read."(Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction) Travelling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's journey is remarkable. She find ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781770463486 | ISBN 10: 1770463488
AN AUSPICIOUS DEBUT EXAMINING THE CULTURE OF HAIR FROM THE RONA JAFFE FOUNDATION AWARD-WINNING CARTOONIST. Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women’s lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair ... more
View book details£9.95 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781897178874 | ISBN 10: 1897178875
This book sensitively charts Black women's journeys with their hair: how it is perceived, judged, and graded on the yardstick of mainstream society's standards of beauty. Relying on the tradition of the personal essay, and conversations wit ... more
View book details£11.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781427637604 | ISBN 10: 1427637601
The Black Hair Care Revolution is a step-by-step book on how to grow and maintain healthy, beautiful hair. If you are tired of throwing your hard earned money away on products that simply don’t work, then read this book—your “bad hair days” ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781905778010 | ISBN 10: 1905778015
Hair: A celebration of Afro and Asian hair in poetry and fiction. Hair is surrounded by traditions, legends, folklore, myths and everyday joys and frustrations. Twists, dreads, comb styles, weaves, fluffed, afro'd, dyed, treated: every style has its ... more
View book details£20.99 paperback (2000) - ISBN 13: 9780814713372 | ISBN 10: 0814713378
Drawing on interviews with over 50 women, from teens to seniors, Hair Matters is the first book on the politics of Black hair to be based on substantive, ethnographically informed research. Focusing on the everyday discussions that Black w ... more
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