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The Rise and Fall of the Caucasian Race: A Political History of Racial Identity

By Bruce Baum

Book information

Publisher
NYU Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0814798926, 9780814798928, 0814798934, 9780814798935, 9781429415064
LCC
HT1575 .B385 2006
Open Library ID
OL3408803M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26466953 bytes)
Pages
353\353
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

The term ''Caucasian'' is a curious invention of the modern age. Originating in 1795, the word identifies both the peoples of the Caucasus Mountains region as well as those thought to be ''Caucasian''. Bruce Baum explores the history of the term and the category of the ''Caucasian race'' more broadly in the light of the changing politics of racial theory and notions of racial identity. With a comprehensive sweep that encompasses the understanding of ''race'' even before the use of the term ''Caucasian,'' Baum traces the major trends in scientific and intellectual understandings of ''race'' from the Middle Ages to the present day. Baum's conclusions make an unprecedented attempt to separate modern science and politics from a long history of racial classification. He offers significant insights into our understanding of race and how the ''Caucasian race'' has been authoritatively invented, embraced, displaced, and recovered throughout our history.

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