The myth of race : the troubling persistence of an unscientific idea /
Sussman, Robert W., 1941-
The myth of race : the troubling persistence of an unscientific idea / Robert Wald Sussman. - ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early racism in western Europe -- The birth of eugenics -- The merging of polygenics and eugenics -- Eugenics and the Nazis -- The antidote : Boas and the anthropological concept of culture -- Physical anthropology in the early twentieth century -- The downfall of eugenics -- The beginnings of modern scientific racism -- The Pioneer Fund, 1970s-1990s -- The Pioneer Fund in the twenty-first century -- Modern racism and anti-immigration policies -- Conclusion -- Appendix A : The eugenics movement, 1890s-1940s -- Appendix B : The Pioneer Fund
9780674417311
2014011078
Race.
Racism.
HT1521 / .S83 2014
305.8
The myth of race : the troubling persistence of an unscientific idea / Robert Wald Sussman. - ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early racism in western Europe -- The birth of eugenics -- The merging of polygenics and eugenics -- Eugenics and the Nazis -- The antidote : Boas and the anthropological concept of culture -- Physical anthropology in the early twentieth century -- The downfall of eugenics -- The beginnings of modern scientific racism -- The Pioneer Fund, 1970s-1990s -- The Pioneer Fund in the twenty-first century -- Modern racism and anti-immigration policies -- Conclusion -- Appendix A : The eugenics movement, 1890s-1940s -- Appendix B : The Pioneer Fund
9780674417311
2014011078
Race.
Racism.
HT1521 / .S83 2014
305.8