{"product_id":"hairstory","title":"Hairstory","description":"Two starred reviews!\n\nJoy hums from this “glorious…beautifully styled” (Booklist, starred review)picture book celebration of the richness of the African heritage behind braids, locs, cornrows, and all manner of crowning glory, from ancient times to present day—perfect for fans of Sulwe and We Are the Ship.\n\nWith the lushest of language, a young girl getting her hair styled tells an overall history of African hair. Beads. Feathers. Cowries. Threads of gold. Ivory. Charcoal. Pearls. Bantu knots. Cornrows. Goddess Braids. Maps. Seeds. Afros. Clay. Dreadlocks. Woven with the greatest care. Across different African cultures. Everything rich with meaning.\n\n- Centuries of meaning! Hair! It’s woven with history.\n- It is living art—can be adorned with intricate rings, mother of pearl, feathers.\n- It is identity.\n- It shapes community.\n- It can speak to age, wealth, or power.\n- It provided escape maps for the enslaved to follow when written word was forbidden. Woven with seeds, pearls, gold, it provided a way to survive after escape.\n- And to many, it contains the soul.\n\nFor centuries, people of African descent have faced prejudice and judgment over their hair. Backlash for their styles. Dictated to as to what styles are “acceptable”. But author Sope Martins boldly, exquisitely, subverts this all in her celebration of African hair and its complicated, powerful heritage.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1665938102\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1665938102.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Martins, Sope|Uchendu, Briana Mukodiri\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41593641697338,"sku":"DBV.1665938102.G","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/hairstory","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}