Man's Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race
by Ashley Montagu
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Studies the issue of race to clarify the reader's thinking by looking at race and society, culture, and psychological factors.Tags
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One of the most important books about race in our time, it was one of the first to debunk claims about the "genetic inferiority" of other races. Montagu shoots down what was then common racist theory with controlled rage and pure science. I still source it anytime I get into arguements with racists about """genetic inferiority""" of other races.
Montagu shatters the notion that there are separate races. I read this book as a young adult many decades ago and it always stuck with me. Would like to read it again, especially this sixth edition.
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Ashley Montagu is a writer, editor, and anthropologist. He was born in London, England, on June 28, 1905. Montagu studied psychology and anthropology at the University of London and the University of Florence. For nearly twenty years, Montagu taught anatomy at New York University, Hahnemann Medical College, and Rutgers University. He became the show more chairman of the anthropology department at Rutgers. Montagu is the author or editor of more than 60 books. He has written articles for such magazines as The Ladies Home Journal and The Saturday Review. Montagu received numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Achievement Award of The American Anthropological Association and the Darwin Award of the Society of American Physical Anthropologists. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Man's Most Dangerous Myth. The Fallacy of Race
- Original publication date
- 1966
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- Genres
- Anthropology, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, History, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 572 — Natural sciences & mathematics Biology Biochemistry
- LCC
- GN280 .M59 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Anthropology Anthropology Physical anthropology. Somatology Man as an animal. Simian traits versus human traits
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- Languages
- English, Italian
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- Paper, Ebook
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