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Darwinism, democracy, and race / John P. Jackson Jr. and David J. Depew.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jackson, John P., 1961- author.
- Depew, David J., 1942- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Race--Philosophy.
- Race.
- Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Social constructionism.
- Cultural relativism.
- Genetics--Social aspects.
- Genetics.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 240 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
- Contents:
- Introduction : in the footsteps of Franz Boas
- Franz Boas and the argument from presumption
- Demarcating anthropology : the boundary work of Alfred Kroeber
- Theodosius Dobzhansky and the argument from definition
- A Kairos moment unmet and met : the controversy over Carlton Coon's The origin of races
- Epilogue : the roots of the sociobiology controversy, the infirmities of evolutionary psychology, and the unity of anthropology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138628175
- 1138628174
- OCLC:
- 1001287644
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