Race Unmasked : Biology and Race in the Twentieth Century /

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Race, while drawn from the visual cues of human diversity, is an idea with a measurable past, an identifiable present, and an uncertain future. The concept of race has been at the center of both triumphs and tragedies in American history and has had a profound effect on the human experience. Race Un...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yudell, Michael (Autor)
Otros Autores: Venter, J. Craig (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Colección:Race, Inequality, and Health ; 6
Temas:
Business & Economics > Infrastructure.
Eugenics > History > 20th century.
Human biology > History > 20th century.
Human biology > United States > History > 20th century.
Population genetics > United States > History > 20th century.
Race > History > 20th century.
Social Science > General.
SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. A EUGENIC FOUNDATION
  • 2. CHARLES DAVENPORT AND THE BIOLOGY OF BLACKNESS
  • 3. EUGENICS IN THE PUBLIC'S EYE
  • 4. THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL AND THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RACE
  • 5. COLORING RACE DIFFERENCE
  • 6. BIOLOGY AND THE PROBLEM OF THE COLOR LINE
  • 7. RACE AND THE EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS
  • 8. CONSOLIDATING THE RACE CONCEPT IN BIOLOGY
  • 9. CHALLENGES TO THE RACE CONCEPT
  • 10. NATURALIZING RACISM: THE CONTROVERSY OVER SOCIOBIOLOGY
  • 11. RACE IN THE GENOMIC AGE
  • EPILOGUE
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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