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What we now know about race and ethnicity /

Attempts of nineteenth-century writers to establish "race" as a biological concept failed after Charles Darwin opened the door to a new world of knowledge. Yet this word already had a place in the organization of everyday life and in ordinary English language usage. This book explains how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Banton, Michael, 1926-2018 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the paradox
  • The scientific sources of the paradox
  • The political sources of the paradox
  • International pragmatism
  • Sociological knowledge
  • Conceptions of racism
  • Ethnic origin and ethnicity
  • Collective action
  • Conclusion : the paradox resolved.