ISBN:
9780415881258
,
9781283282178
,
9781136924002
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (247 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in modern British history 4
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Modern British History Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version The Victorian Reinvention of Race : New Racisms and the Problem of Grouping in the Human Sciences
DDC:
305.8
Keywords:
Racism
;
Race relations
;
Racism
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Not until the early nineteenth century would polygenetic and racialist theories win many adherents. But by the middle of the nineteenth century in England, racial categories were imposed upon humanity. This title focuses on how the idea of 'race' gained popularity in England at that time
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Reinventing Racism; 2 Tocqueville and Race; 3 Gobineau, Bagehot's Precursor; 4 The Common Sense of Walter Bagehot; 5 Bagehot Rewrites Gobineau; 6 Darwin and Race; 7 Argyll, Race, and Degeneration; 8 Frederick Weld and the Unnamed Neighbours; 9 By Way of a Conclusion: Arthur Gordon; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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