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Race and Science: Scientific Challenges to Racism in Modern America
Farber, Paul, Cravens, Hamilton
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Description for Race and Science: Scientific Challenges to Racism in Modern America
Paperback. Editor(s): Farber, Paul; Cravens, Hamilton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
During the course of American history, scientific theories have been used to legitimate racial ideas that in turn have been important in creating and interpreting the law. Race and Science collects essays from leading voices in law, history, history of science, botany, and the social sciences, resulting in a rich and comprehensive multidisciplinary exploration of the roots of and the scientific challenges to racial essentialism. The notion that someone's racial identity and characteristics define everything of importance about them has become deeply embedded in American culture, society, and science. These essays illuminate the roots of this belief and present ... Read more
During the course of American history, scientific theories have been used to legitimate racial ideas that in turn have been important in creating and interpreting the law. Race and Science collects essays from leading voices in law, history, history of science, botany, and the social sciences, resulting in a rich and comprehensive multidisciplinary exploration of the roots of and the scientific challenges to racial essentialism. The notion that someone's racial identity and characteristics define everything of importance about them has become deeply embedded in American culture, society, and science. These essays illuminate the roots of this belief and present ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870715761
SKU
V9780870715761
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