Rethinking race : Franz Boas and his contemporaries /
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. W...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©1996.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=52048 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 152 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813171016 9780813171012 0813188644 9780813188645 0813149088 9780813149080 0813119634 9780813119632 081310873X 9780813108735 |