Red : a history of the redhead
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New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2015.
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New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2015.
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Book
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230 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 21 cm.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index.
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Stereotypes of redheaded women range from the funloving scatterbrain to the fiery-tempered vixen or the penitent prostitute. Red-haired men are often associated with either the savage barbarian or the redheaded clown. But why is this so? Harvey begins her quest in prehistory and traces the redhead gene as it made its way out of Africa with the early human diaspora, only to emerge under Northern skies. She goes on to the modern age of art, and literature, and the first positive symbols of red hair in children's characters; 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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, J. C. (2015). Red: a history of the redhead (First edition.). Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, Jacky Colliss. 2015. Red: A History of the Redhead. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, Jacky Colliss. Red: A History of the Redhead Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, Jacky Colliss. Red: A History of the Redhead First edition., Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2015.

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