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From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care (Studies in Language, Gender, and Sexuality) (1st Edition) by Lanita Jacobs-Huey Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-19-530416-0 / 0195304160 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-530416-9 / 9780195304169 When is hair "just hair" and when is it not "just hair"? Documenting the politics of African American women's hair, this multi-sited linguistic ethnography explores everyday interaction in beauty parlors, Internet discussions, comedy clubs, and other contexts to illuminate how and why hair matters i |