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
Autor Corporativo: Knowledge Unlatched funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Banton, Michael, 1926-2018, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford, England : Berghahn Books 2015
2018.
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  • What We Now Know About Race and Ethnicity; Contents; Preface; Introduction. The Paradox; Chapter 1. The Scientific Sources of the Paradox; Chapter 2. The Political Sources of the Paradox; Chapter 3. International Pragmatism; Chapter 4. Sociological Knowledge; Chapter 5. Conceptions of Racism; Chapter 6. Ethnic Origin and Ethnicity; Chapter 7. Collective Action; Conclusion. The Paradox Resolved; Select Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects