The Resource "Race" is a four-letter word : the genesis of the concept, C. Loring Brace
"Race" is a four-letter word : the genesis of the concept, C. Loring Brace
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- Summary
- A tour de force work by a leading scholar, "Race" Is a Four-Letter Word explores the history of the concept of race in America, the reasons why the concept has no biological validity, and the ways in which it grew to become accepted as an idea that virtually everyone regards as self-evident. An ardent and eloquent opponent of typology, essentialism, and stereotyping, C. Loring Brace has based this engaging study on the "Problems of Race" course that he has taught at the University of Michigan for the past thirty-five years. Opening with an explanation of why the concept of race is biologically indefensible, "Race" Is a Four-Letter Word shows how the major elements of human biological variation have unrelated distributions and cannot be understood if the existence of "races" is assumed as a starting point. The book then examines the course of events that created the concept of race, journeying through time from Herodotus through Marco Polo; to the Renaissance and the role of the New World; on up to the American Civil War, the curious results of the alliance switch in World War I, Arthur Jensen, The Bell Curve, J. Philippe Rushton, and the Pioneer Fund in the twenty-first century. Ideal as a supplementary text in anthropology courses, "Race" Is a Four-Letter Word can also be used in history of science courses and sociology courses. It is captivating reading for professionals and anyone else who seeks enlightenment on the socially debatable issue of "race."
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 326 pages
- Contents
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- The biology of human variation
- The perception of human differences in the past
- One origin or many?
- Anthropology in the Enlightenment
- The triumph of feeling over reason
- Phrenology
- The founding of the American school of anthropology
- Passing the torch
- The demise of monogenism and the rise of polygenism
- Toward a war over slavery and afterward
- The French connection
- The legacy of the American school in America
- The ethos of eugenics
- Henry Ford and the ethos of the Holocaust
- The outlook of the "bigot brigade"
- The Galtonian legacy in America
- "Race" in biological anthropology
- The legacy of the Pioneer Fund
- "Otherism."
- Isbn
- 9780195173512
- Label
- "Race" is a four-letter word : the genesis of the concept
- Title
- "Race" is a four-letter word
- Title remainder
- the genesis of the concept
- Statement of responsibility
- C. Loring Brace
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A tour de force work by a leading scholar, "Race" Is a Four-Letter Word explores the history of the concept of race in America, the reasons why the concept has no biological validity, and the ways in which it grew to become accepted as an idea that virtually everyone regards as self-evident. An ardent and eloquent opponent of typology, essentialism, and stereotyping, C. Loring Brace has based this engaging study on the "Problems of Race" course that he has taught at the University of Michigan for the past thirty-five years. Opening with an explanation of why the concept of race is biologically indefensible, "Race" Is a Four-Letter Word shows how the major elements of human biological variation have unrelated distributions and cannot be understood if the existence of "races" is assumed as a starting point. The book then examines the course of events that created the concept of race, journeying through time from Herodotus through Marco Polo; to the Renaissance and the role of the New World; on up to the American Civil War, the curious results of the alliance switch in World War I, Arthur Jensen, The Bell Curve, J. Philippe Rushton, and the Pioneer Fund in the twenty-first century. Ideal as a supplementary text in anthropology courses, "Race" Is a Four-Letter Word can also be used in history of science courses and sociology courses. It is captivating reading for professionals and anyone else who seeks enlightenment on the socially debatable issue of "race."
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brace, C. Loring
- Dewey number
- 305.8
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GN269
- LC item number
- .B73 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Race
- Physical anthropology
- Race awareness
- Continental Population Groups
- Anthropology, Physical
- United States
- United States
- Label
- "Race" is a four-letter word : the genesis of the concept, C. Loring Brace
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-316) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The biology of human variation -- The perception of human differences in the past -- One origin or many? -- Anthropology in the Enlightenment -- The triumph of feeling over reason -- Phrenology -- The founding of the American school of anthropology -- Passing the torch -- The demise of monogenism and the rise of polygenism -- Toward a war over slavery and afterward -- The French connection -- The legacy of the American school in America -- The ethos of eugenics -- Henry Ford and the ethos of the Holocaust -- The outlook of the "bigot brigade" -- The Galtonian legacy in America -- "Race" in biological anthropology -- The legacy of the Pioneer Fund -- "Otherism."
- Control code
- 55494873
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195173512
- Isbn Type
- (paper : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2004052081
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- "Race" is a four-letter word : the genesis of the concept, C. Loring Brace
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-316) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The biology of human variation -- The perception of human differences in the past -- One origin or many? -- Anthropology in the Enlightenment -- The triumph of feeling over reason -- Phrenology -- The founding of the American school of anthropology -- Passing the torch -- The demise of monogenism and the rise of polygenism -- Toward a war over slavery and afterward -- The French connection -- The legacy of the American school in America -- The ethos of eugenics -- Henry Ford and the ethos of the Holocaust -- The outlook of the "bigot brigade" -- The Galtonian legacy in America -- "Race" in biological anthropology -- The legacy of the Pioneer Fund -- "Otherism."
- Control code
- 55494873
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195173512
- Isbn Type
- (paper : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2004052081
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
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