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Man's most dangerous myth : the fallacy of race / Ashley Montagu.

Author/creator Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999
Format Book and Print
Edition6th ed.
Publication InfoWalnut Creek : AltaMira Press, ©1997.
Description699 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The origin of the concept of race -- The fallaciousness of the older anthropological conception of race -- The genetical theory of race -- The biological facts -- Natural selection and the mental capacities of humankind -- The mythology of race, or for whom the bell tolls -- Race and society -- Biological and social factors -- Psychological factors -- The creative power of ethnic mixture -- Eugenics, genetics and race -- Race and culture -- Race and war -- Race and blood -- Innate aggression and race -- Myths relating to the physical traits of Blacks -- Are the Jews a race? -- The first Americans-- The meaning of equal opportunity -- Race and democracy -- Racism and social action -- Sociocultural behavioral influences -- Intelligence, IQ, and race.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 567-678) and index.
LCCN 97021132
ISBN0803946473 (cloth)
ISBN0803946481 (pbk.)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN280 .M59 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold