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AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK --- THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Seriously important' BILL BRYSON 'A book that could save lives' SPECTATOR 'An enthralling, illuminating book' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'The ultimate anti-racism guide' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ 'A fascinating debunking of racial pseudoscience' GUARDIAN Race is real because we perceive it. Racism is real because we enact it. But the appeal to science to strengthen racist ideologies is on the rise - and increasingly part of the public discourse on politics, migration, education, sport and intelligence. Stereotypes and myths about race are expressed not just by overt racists, but also by well-intentioned people whose experience and cultural baggage steer them towards views that are not supported by the modern study of human genetics. Even some scientists are uncomfortable expressing opinions deriving from their research where it relates to race. Yet, if understood correctly, science and history can be powerful allies against racism, granting the clearest view of how people actually are, rather than how we judge them to be. HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST is a vital manifesto for a twenty-first century understanding of human evolution and variation, and a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139781474611244
eBay Product ID (ePID)13046519228
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHow to Argue with a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality
Publication Year2020
SubjectScience, Biology
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdam Rutherford
Subject AreaEconomic Sociology
Dimensions
Item Height220 mm
Item Weight320 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAdam Rutherford