Race in North America: Origin and Evolution of a Worldview, Second Edition

by Audrey Smedley

Book Overview

Few topics in the Western intellectual tradition have been subjected to as much scrutiny and analysis as the topic of race. This book examines the evolution of the concept. It shows that late-eighteenth-century North Americans came to believe that their society was composed of biologically exclusive and permanently unequal human groups, each with distinctive behavioral, moral, spiritual, and intellectual characteristics, led people to see biophysical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813334489
• ISBN13: 9780813334486
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Socio-Cultural view of racism and it's origins

Dr. Smedley is not only a wonderful teacher- but an excellent writer as well! In this book she summarizes the evolution of racism and traces it through the bonds of culture to how we percieve it today. It is very interesting, eye opening, though provoking reading! Excellent!!