Adia Harvey Wingfield is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University.

'Getting their hair done' is an intimate experience of Black womanhood across ages and economic classes. Black woman-owned salons are the site of sisterhood, solidarity and competitive struggle. This unique ethnography skillfully reveals the contradictions of financial success despite and because of systemic gendered racism. Doing Business with Beauty is a timely book, a great read for readers from business schools to the social sciences.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Racial Enclave EconomyChapter 2: Black Entrepreneurship in Historical ContextChapter 3: Business Decisions in the Racial Enclave EconomyChapter 4: A Pathway to Financial SecurityChapter 5: Stereotypes and Social SupportChapter 6: Ethnic Divisions in the Racial EnclaveConclusionAppendix ANotesReferences

Adia Harvey Wingfield is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University.

'Getting their hair done' is an intimate experience of Black womanhood across ages and economic classes. Black woman-owned salons are the site of sisterhood, solidarity and competitive struggle. This unique ethnography skillfully reveals the contradictions of financial success despite and because of systemic gendered racism. Doing Business with Beauty is a timely book, a great read for readers from business schools to the social sciences.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Racial Enclave EconomyChapter 2: Black Entrepreneurship in Historical ContextChapter 3: Business Decisions in the Racial Enclave EconomyChapter 4: A Pathway to Financial SecurityChapter 5: Stereotypes and Social SupportChapter 6: Ethnic Divisions in the Racial EnclaveConclusionAppendix ANotesReferences

Adia Harvey Wingfield is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University.

'Getting their hair done' is an intimate experience of Black womanhood across ages and economic classes. Black woman-owned salons are the site of sisterhood, solidarity and competitive struggle. This unique ethnography skillfully reveals the contradictions of financial success despite and because of systemic gendered racism. Doing Business with Beauty is a timely book, a great read for readers from business schools to the social sciences.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Racial Enclave EconomyChapter 2: Black Entrepreneurship in Historical ContextChapter 3: Business Decisions in the Racial Enclave EconomyChapter 4: A Pathway to Financial SecurityChapter 5: Stereotypes and Social SupportChapter 6: Ethnic Divisions in the Racial EnclaveConclusionAppendix ANotesReferences