The Passing of the Great Race, Or, the Racial Basis of European History
by Madison Grant
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"The Passing of the Great Race: Or the Racial Basis of European History" is a 1916 racist and pseudoscientific book by American lawyer, self-styled anthropologist, and proponent of eugenics, Madison Grant (1865-1937). Grant expounds a theory of Nordic superiority, claiming that the "Nordic race" is inherently superior to other human "races". The theory and the book were praised by Adolf Hitler and other Nazis.Tags
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- Anthropology, Nonfiction, Sociology, History, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
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- 301.2 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Sociology and anthropology Formerly: Culture and cultural processes
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- GN575 .G75 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Anthropology Anthropology Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology Ethnic groups and races By region or country
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