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Rethinking Race
Williams, Vernon J., Jr.
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Description for Rethinking Race
Paperback. Exposes the racist assumptions underlying such "scientific" works as the Bell Curve. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
In this thought-provoking reexamination of the history of "racial science" Vernon J. Williams argues that all current theories of race and race relations can be understood as extensions of or reactions to the theories formulated during the first half of the twentieth century. Williams explores these theories in a carefully crafted analysis of Franz Boas and his influence upon his contemporaries, especially W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, George W. Ellis, and Robert E. Park.
Historians have long recognized the monumental role Franz Boas played in eviscerating the racist worldview that prevailed in the American social sciences. Williams reconsiders the ... Read more
In this thought-provoking reexamination of the history of "racial science" Vernon J. Williams argues that all current theories of race and race relations can be understood as extensions of or reactions to the theories formulated during the first half of the twentieth century. Williams explores these theories in a carefully crafted analysis of Franz Boas and his influence upon his contemporaries, especially W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, George W. Ellis, and Robert E. Park.
Historians have long recognized the monumental role Franz Boas played in eviscerating the racist worldview that prevailed in the American social sciences. Williams reconsiders the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813108735
SKU
V9780813108735
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