Red by Jacky Colliss Harvey

Red by Jacky Colliss Harvey

Red is a brilliantly told, captivating history of red hair throughout the ages. A book that breaks new ground, dispels myths, and reinforces the special nature of being a redhead, with a look at multiple disciplines, including science, religion, politics, feminism and sexuality, literature, and art.

With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, author Jacky Colliss Harvey (herself a redhead) begins her exploration of red hair in prehistory and traces the redhead gene as it made its way out of Africa with the early human diaspora to its emergence under Northern skies. She goes on to explore red hair in the ancient world; the prejudice manifested against red hair across medieval Europe; red hair during the Renaissance as both an indicator of Jewishness during the Inquisition and the height of fashion in Protestant England, under the reign of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I; the modern age of art and literature, and the first positive symbols of red hair in children's characters; modern medicine and science and the genetic and chemical decoding of red hair; and finally, red hair in contemporary culture, from advertising and exploitation to "gingerism" and the new movement against bullying.

Red: A History of the Redhead and My Life As A Redhead: A Diary are written by Jacky Colliss Harvey, a writer and editor. She went to Cambridge University to study English and the Courtauld Institute to study art history. She worked in museum publications before becoming a critic and reviewer on the arts and their relationship to popular culture. She spends time in both London and New York.

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ISBN 13	9780316473866
ISBN 10	0316473863
Title	Red
Author	Jacky Colliss Harvey
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Year published	2018-03-13
Number of pages	240
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