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Superior : the return of race science

By: Publisher: London : 4th Estate, 2019Description: 342 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780008293864
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • HM 310.
Summary: "Roundly debunks racism's core lie - that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power" Reni Eddo-Lodge Where did the idea of race come from, and what does it mean? In an age of identity politics, DNA ancestry testing and the rise of the far-right, a belief in biological differences between populations is experiencing a resurgence. The truth is: race is a social construct. Our problem is we find this hard to believe. In Superior, award-winning author Angela Saini investigates the concept of race, from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of the belief that race is real, and that some groups of people are superior to others. Chapter 10 addresses racism in medicine.
List(s) this item appears in: SLaM Library Black History Month and anti-racism books | Barts Health - Inclusion and Diversity Collection | Croydon Health Services Exploring Race and Ethnicity EDI Collection | Homerton: Diverse Perspectives reading list | SLAM Anti-Racism Reading List
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Book CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves HM268 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 06/06/2024 NE10219
Book Croydon Health Services Library Shelves EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CR0000011452
Book Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves HM 330 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 23/09/2020 15493
Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves PAP ZZ 3 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 023439
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EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 Renegade The Life And Times Of Darcus Howe EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 Brit(ish) : on race, identity and belonging EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 Biased: uncovering the hidden prejudices that shape our lives EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 Superior : the return of race science EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 Girl, woman, other EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 Black and British : a forgotten history EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Roundly debunks racism's core lie - that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power" Reni Eddo-Lodge

Where did the idea of race come from, and what does it mean? In an age of identity politics, DNA ancestry testing and the rise of the far-right, a belief in biological differences between populations is experiencing a resurgence. The truth is: race is a social construct. Our problem is we find this hard to believe.

In Superior, award-winning author Angela Saini investigates the concept of race, from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of the belief that race is real, and that some groups of people are superior to others.

Chapter 10 addresses racism in medicine.

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