
Race, Racism, and Science
Social Impact and Interaction
Mark A. Largent(Editor)
ABC-CLIO (Publisher)
Published on 13. October 2004
Book
Hardback
403 pages
978-1-85109-448-6 (ISBN)
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Description
A provocative overview of the history of the race concept in European and American science, based on current research that shows how race and science grew together in Western thought.
What, historically, has the term 'race' meant? What is the relationship between the scientific study of race and racism? Race, Racism, and Science: Social Impact and Interaction explores these questions as it recaps the history of race-centered research from its origins in the late 1700s to Darwin's influential work on natural selection to the present. It is a compelling introduction to the way race science initially gained acceptance and how race studies both reflect and shape their times.
Readers will see how scientific and pseudoscientific explanations of racial differences (social Darwinism, eugenics, craniometry, scientific racism) provided intellectual cover for inhuman acts, and how Ashley Montagu, Richard Lewontin, and other 20th-century antiracists fought to refute the scientific support of bigotry.
Extensive bibliographic essays citing not only original scientific papers dating back to the 18th century, but also current research into the social and historical contexts from which that work emerged
Biographical sketches of the most important figures in race science, from Francois Bernier and Mamie Phipps Clark to Gordon W. Allport and Ashley Montagu
What, historically, has the term 'race' meant? What is the relationship between the scientific study of race and racism? Race, Racism, and Science: Social Impact and Interaction explores these questions as it recaps the history of race-centered research from its origins in the late 1700s to Darwin's influential work on natural selection to the present. It is a compelling introduction to the way race science initially gained acceptance and how race studies both reflect and shape their times.
Readers will see how scientific and pseudoscientific explanations of racial differences (social Darwinism, eugenics, craniometry, scientific racism) provided intellectual cover for inhuman acts, and how Ashley Montagu, Richard Lewontin, and other 20th-century antiracists fought to refute the scientific support of bigotry.
Extensive bibliographic essays citing not only original scientific papers dating back to the 18th century, but also current research into the social and historical contexts from which that work emerged
Biographical sketches of the most important figures in race science, from Francois Bernier and Mamie Phipps Clark to Gordon W. Allport and Ashley Montagu
Reviews / Votes
"The authors . . . offer a general synthesis of the enormous literature on the topic in bibliographic essays, and a narrative overview of the history of race ideology . . . Recommended. Secondary school and undergraduate libraries." - ChoiceMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
45 Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-1-85109-448-6 (9781851094486)
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10/2004
ABC-CLIO Ltd
€74.99
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Persons
John P. Jackson, Jr., PhD, teaches in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO.
Nadine M. Weidman, PhD, teaches history of science at the Harvard University Extension School in Cambridge, MA.
Nadine M. Weidman, PhD, teaches history of science at the Harvard University Extension School in Cambridge, MA.