The Equality of the Human RacesUniversity of Illinois Press, 2002 - 470 pagina's "This is the first paperback edition of the only English-language translation of the Haitian scholar Antnor Firmin's The Equality of the Human Races, a foundational text in critical anthropology first published in 1885 when anthropology was just emerging as a specialized field of study. Marginalized for its ""radical"" position that the human races were equal, Firmin's lucid and persuasive treatise was decades ahead of its time. Arguing that the equality of the races could be demonstrated through a positivist scientific approach, Firmin challenged racist writings and the dominant views of the day. Translated by Asselin Charles and framed by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban's substantial introduction, this rediscovered text is an important contribution to contemporary scholarship in anthropology, pan-African studies, and colonial and postcolonial studies." |
Inhoudsopgave
Anthropology as a Discipline | 1 |
Early Classification Systems | 15 |
Species in the Animal Kingdom | 27 |
Monogenism and Polygenism | 35 |
Criteria for Classifying the Human Races | 87 |
Artificial Ranking of the Human Races | 139 |
Comparison of the Human Races Based on Their Physical Constitution | 173 |
Métissage and Equality of the Races | 203 |
Intellectual Evolution of the Black Race in Haiti | 295 |
Prejudices and Vanities | 325 |
Comparisons | 329 |
Evolutionary Pace of the Black Race | 357 |
European Solidarity | 379 |
The Role of the Black Race in the History of Civilization | 393 |
Religious Myths and Words of the Ancients | 405 |
Aptitudes and Organic Qualities | 427 |
Egypt and Civilization | 225 |
The Hindus and the Arya | 257 |
General Perfectibility of the Human Races | 269 |
Theories and their Logical Consequences | 437 |
Conclusion | 443 |
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The Equality of the Human Races (positivist Anthropology) Joseph-Anténor Firmin Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2000 |
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