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020 $a9781474611244 (hbk.) :$cNT$1759
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092 $aANF 305.8 RUTH
100 1 $aRutherford, Adam,$eauthor.
245 10$aHow to argue with a racist :$bhistory, science, race and reality /$cAdam Rutherford.
264 1$aLondon :$bWeidenfeld & Nicolson,$c2020.
300 $a207 pages ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent.
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia.
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aRace is real because we perceive it. Racism is real because we enact it. But the appeal to science to strengthen racist ideologies is on the rise - and increasingly part of the public discourse on politics, migration, education, sport and intelligence. Stereotypes and myths about race are expressed not just by overt racists, but also by well-intentioned people whose experience and cultural baggage steer them towards views that are not supported by the modern study of human genetics. Even some scientists are uncomfortable expressing opinions deriving from their research where it relates to race. Yet, if understood correctly, science and history can be powerful allies against racism, granting the clearestview of how people actually are, rather than how we judge them to be. How to argue with a racist is a vital manifesto for a twenty-first century understanding of human evolution and variation, and a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry.
650 0$aRacism.
650 0$aSocial evolution.
650 0$aHuman evolution.
650 0$aSociogenomics.
650 0$aScience$xSocial aspects.