Johann Friedrich Blumenbach: Race and Natural History, 1750-1850 (Routledge

Description: The major significance of the German naturalist-physician Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) as a topic of historical study is the fact that he was one of the first anthropologists to investigate humankind as part of natural history. Moreover, Blumenbach was, and continues to be, a central figure in debates about race and racism. How exactly did Blumenbach define race and races? What were his scientific criteria? And which cultural values did he bring to bear on his scheme? Little historical work has been done on Blumenbach's fundamental, influential race work. From his own time till today, several different pronouncements have been made by either followers or opponents, some accusing Blumenbach of being the fountainhead of scientific racism. By contrast, across early nineteenth-century Europe, not least in France, Blumenbach was lionized as an anti-racist whose work supported the unity of humankind and the abolition of slavery. This collection of essays considers how, with Blumenbach and those around him, the study of natural history and, by extension, that of science came to dominate the Western discourse of race.

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EAN: 9781138738423

UPC: 9781138738423

ISBN: 9781138738423

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Book Title: Johann Friedrich Blumenbach: Race and Natural Hist

Item Length: 23.4 cm

Number of Pages: 264 Pages

Publication Name: Johann Friedrich Blumenbach: Race and Natural History, 1750-1850

Language: English

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD

Item Height: 234 mm

Subject: Science, Anthropology, Biology, History

Publication Year: 2018

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 635 g

Author: Gerhard Lauer, Nicolaas Rupke

Item Width: 156 mm

Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

Format: Hardcover