The Perils of Race-Thinking: A Portrait of Ales Hrdlicka

by Mark A. Brandon

Eugenics and scientific racism are experiencing a resurgence, and an understanding of the ideas of Ales Hrdlička can help combat them. Today, the racial science of the early twentieth century is both untenable and contemptible. This book is about an arch figure of that period: Ales Hrdlička served as Curator of Physical Anthropology at the prestigious Smithsonian Institution from 1910 to 1941. Although his ideas about race are today considered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 963386612X
• ISBN13: 9789633866122
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher