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The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America
Preeminent evolutionary biologist Joseph Graves proves once and for all that it doesn’t. Through accessible and compelling language, he makes the provocative argument that science cannot account for the radical categories used to classify people, and debunks ancient race-related fallacies that are still held as fact, from damaging medical profiles to misconceptions about s...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
June 28th 2005
by Plume
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I found this book a bit dense, but was interested in its overall message about race as a social construct. Graves occasionally lost me with too much science jargon, but overall a thoughtful message that we have more in common than that which divides us.
Good stuff on the relevance of biology to race and culture (or lack thereof).
I don't know why I had put this book down. In the mean time I had picked up the Mismeasure of Man and then put that down as it got quite analytic. This is certainly more the book I wanted to read.
A little dense, and becomes repetitive. The sections seems disjointed at first, too. However, still a good piece of work.
Race and racism are social constructs. They divide man. They foment hatred and hamper cultural understanding.
a biological approach to race theory.
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