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Race

Author: John Randal Baker
Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press, 1974.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John Randal Baker
ISBN: 0192129546 9780192129543
OCLC Number: 788209
Description: xviii, 625 p. illus. 25 cm.
Contents: pt. 1. The historical background: From Neanderthal man to the philosophers of the eighteenth century. Blumenbach and his scientific contemporaries. From Gobineau to Houston Chamberlain. From Kossinna to Hitler -- pt. 2. The biological background: The meaning of "species" -- Hybridity and the species problem. The meaning of "race" -- Some taxonomic and evolutionary theories. Colour. Odour -- pt. 3. Studies of selected human groups: Introduction to Part 3. Physical differences between the ethnic taxa of man : introductory remarks. The Europids. The Jews. The Celts. The Australids (Australian aborigines). The Sanids (Bushmen). The Negrids (Negroes) I : Introduction. The Negrids II : Foreign influences on culture. The Negrids III : Indigenous culture. The Negrids IV : Miscellaneous observations -- pt. 4. Criteria of superiority and inferiority: Introduction to Part 4. The assessment of cognitive ability. The inheritance of cognitive ability. Racial differences in cognitive ability. Racial differences in achievement I : Introduction. Racial differences in achievement II : Civilization -- Conclusion.
Responsibility: [by] John R. Baker.

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