The skull measurer's mistake - and other portraits of men and women who spoke out against racism
Inbunden bok. 1997. 182 sidor.
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Often the history of racism is reduced to the study of racists. Less well known are the stories of those who argued and fought against prejudice and persecution. In this unique book, Sven Lindqvist, Swedish author of internationally acclaimed books on Africa, China, and Latin America, profiles more than twenty nineteenth-century men and women who, while not themselves victims of racism, went against the temper of the time to expose the many faces of prejudice.
Along with Tiedemann's story, The Skull Measurer's Mistake recounts the antiracist efforts of Benjamin Franklin, Helen Hunt, Joseph Conrad, Alexis de Tocqueville, and others whose names have been forgotten. Well-documented and rich in anecdote, Lindqvist's book shows how racist arguments emerged―and reemerged―over time. At the book's core is Lindqvist's belief that knowledge of past debates about racism can help us defeat it now.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9781565843639
- Titel
- The skull measurer's mistake - and other portraits of men and women who spoke out against racism
- Författare
- Lindqvist, Sven
- Förlag
- New Press
- Utgivningsår
- 1997
- Omfång
- 182 sidor
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- Vikt
- 0 g
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