Racisms: From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century

by Francisco Bethencourt

Book Overview

A groundbreaking history of racism

Racisms is the first comprehensive history of racism, from the Crusades to the twentieth century. Demonstrating that there is not one continuous tradition of racism, Francisco Bethencourt shows that racism preceded any theories of race and must be viewed within the prism and context of social hierarchies and local conditions. In this richly illustrated book, Bethencourt argues that in its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691155267
• ISBN13: 9780691155265
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 10.3"