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The Origins of Racism in the West
Edited By Miriam Eli
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Description for The Origins of Racism in the West
Paperback. This book is a major reassessment of the place of racism in pre-modern European thought. Editor(s): Eliav-Feldon, Miriam; Isaac, Benjamin H.; Ziegler, Joseph. Num Pages: 348 pages, 42 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Is it possible to speak of western racism before the eighteenth century? The term 'racism' is normally only associated with theories, which first appeared in the eighteenth century, about inherent biological differences that made one group superior to another. In this book, however, leading historians argue that racism can be traced back to the attitudes of the ancient Greeks to their Persian enemies and that it was adopted, adjusted and re-formulated by Europeans right through until the dawn of the Enlightenment. From Greek teachings on environmental determinism and heredity, through medieval concepts of physiognomy, down to the crystallization of attitudes ... Read more
Is it possible to speak of western racism before the eighteenth century? The term 'racism' is normally only associated with theories, which first appeared in the eighteenth century, about inherent biological differences that made one group superior to another. In this book, however, leading historians argue that racism can be traced back to the attitudes of the ancient Greeks to their Persian enemies and that it was adopted, adjusted and re-formulated by Europeans right through until the dawn of the Enlightenment. From Greek teachings on environmental determinism and heredity, through medieval concepts of physiognomy, down to the crystallization of attitudes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
500g
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107687264
SKU
V9781107687264
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About Edited By Miriam Eli
Miriam Eliav-Feldon is Professor of Early-Modern European History at Tel-Aviv University. Her previous publications include Realistic Utopias: The Ideal Imaginary Societies of the Renaissance (1982), The Protestant Reformation (1997) and The Printing Revolution (2000). Benjamin Isaac is Fred and Helen Lessing Professor of Ancient History at Tel-Aviv University. His books include The Limits of Empire: the Roman Army in the ... Read more
Reviews for The Origins of Racism in the West
Review of the hardback: 'The application of potentially anachronistic terms to pre-modern societies is the subject of ongoing debate; and the debate is at its most bloody when considering the interlinked concepts of ethnicity, identity and race. This new edited volume contributes greatly to both sides of the discussion, containing within its covers the full gamut of academic argument from ... Read more