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1 online resource (viii, 169 pages) |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
Attempts of nineteenth-century writers to establish "race" as a biological concept failed after Charles Darwin opened the door to a new world of knowledge. Yet this word already had a place in the organization of everyday life and in ordinary English language usage. This book explains how the idea of race became so important in the USA, generating conceptual confusion that can now be clarified. Developing an international approach, it reviews references to "race," "racism," and "ethnicity" in sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and comparative politics and identifies promising lines of research that may make it possible to supersede misleading notions of race in the social sciences. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the paradox -- The scientific sources of the paradox -- The political sources of the paradox -- International pragmatism -- Sociological knowledge -- Conceptions of racism -- Ethnic origin and ethnicity -- Collective action -- Conclusion : the paradox resolved. |
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
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This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Race.
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Race. |
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Ethnicity.
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Ethnicity. |
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Ethnicity -- United States.
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United States. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Banton, Michael, 1926- What we now know about race and ethnicity 9781782386032 (DLC) 2015006532 (OCoLC)904505976 |
| ISBN |
9781782386131 (electronic book) |
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1782386130 (electronic book) |
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9781785336584 (electronic book) |
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1785336584 (electronic book) |
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9781782386032 (electronic book) |
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1782386033 (electronic book) |
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9781782387176 |
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178238717X |
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