Race: The Origins of an Idea, 1760-1850Hannah Franziska Augstein Saint Augustine's Press, Incorporated, 1996 - 260 עמודים The nineteenth century saw the rejection of earlier classifications of racial diversity -- as grounded in environment, education, and divine origins -- for that of scientific racialism. Used to account for political problems within Europe, it justified imperialism and the imposition of rule over so-called primitive peoples. And yet such racial theory, which is nowadays seen as a characteristic development of the nineteenth century, had its foundations in the age of Enlightenment. This volume reproduces documents written between 1760 and 1850, surveying developments in Germany, France, and England, which reveal the rise of racial theory in all its complex diversity from Buffon and Blumenbach onwards. |
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On J F Blumenbachs ON THE NATIVE | 7 |
PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE CONCERNING | 10 |
ON THE ORIGIN AND FAMILIES OF NATIONS | 40 |
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admitted Africa American anatomy ancient Andrew Pyle animals appears Asia Blumenbach body breed Buffon causes Celt Celtic century circumstances civilization cold colour common complexion considered constitute creation Cuvier dark degenerate degree descendants Desmoulins dialects different climates different races different species distinct distinguished diversity dogs domestic earth ethnology Europe European exist external fact Gauls Georges Cuvier German hair head heat Henry Home Herodotus Hippocrates horses Hottentot human races human species Indian individuals influence inhabitants island James Cowles Prichard kind language Laplanders laws less living mankind modern Mongolian Mongols mouflon mucosum nations native natural history naturalist negroes northern observed offspring opinion original peculiar philosophical physiological present Prichard produced proof prove quadrupeds question regions remarkable resemblance Sarmatian savage Saxon says Senegal sheep shew skin skull subsist supposed torrid zone trace tribes variations varieties vegetables white race whole