Man'S Most Dangerous Myth: the Fallacy of Race / M. F. Ashley Montagu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montagu, M. F. Ashley, author.

Contributor:

Huxley, Aldous.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1945]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the issue of race to clarify the reader's thinking by looking at race and society, culture, and psychological factors.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword / Huxley, Aldous

Preface to the first Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Contents

1. The Origin of the Concept of "Race"

2. The Meaninglessness of the Older Anthropological Conception of "Race"

4. The Biological Facts

5. "Race" and Society

6. Biological And Social Factors

7. Psychological Factors

8. The Creative Power of "Race" Mixture

9. Eugenics, Genetics, and "Race"

10. "Race" and Culture

11. "Race" and War

12. "Race" and "Blood"

13. Myths Relating to the Physical Characters of the American Negro

14. Are the Jews A "Race"?

15. "Race" and Democracy

16. What is the Solution?

Appendix A: The Springfield Community-School Plan in Education for Democracy and Cooperation

Appendix B: An Educational Exhibit Dealing with The Races of Mankind

Appendix C: State Legislation against Mixed Marriages in the United States

Appendix D: A Film Strip on Race

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88611-X

OCLC:

1100429290