The Retreat of Scientific Racism Changing Concepts of Race in Britain and the United States Between the World Wars |
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| Author:
| Barkan, Elazar |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-55835-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This fascinating study in the sociology of knowledge documents the refutation of scientific foundations for racism in Britain and the United States between the two World Wars, when the definition of race as a biological concept was replaced by a cultural notion of race.
This fascinating study in the sociology of knowledge documents the refutation of scientific foundations for racism in Britain and the United States between the two World Wars, when the definition of race as a biological concept was replaced by a cultural notion of race.