The myth of race : the troubling persistence of an unscientific idea
Sussman, Robert W., 1941-2016
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This title traces the origins of modern racist ideology to the Spanish Inquisition, revealing how sixteenth-century theories of racial degeneration became a crucial justification for Western imperialism and slavery.
Main title:
The myth of race : the troubling persistence of an unscientific idea / Robert Wald Sussman.
Author:
Sussman, Robert W., 1941-, author
Imprint:
Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Collation:
384 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674660038 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
276047