Physical anthropology, race and eugenics in Greece (1880s-1970s)

by Troumpeta, Sevastē

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Title Statements

Full title :Physical anthropology, race and eugenics in Greece (1880s-1970s) / by Sevasti Trubeta.

Summary

"Before it became established as an academic discipline, physical anthropology emerged as a contested notion of reference to the cosmological views associated with the Darwinian theory of evolution and its implementation by the natural sciences. However, its subsequent development points to a science which made holistic claims regarding its ability to explore humankind in its entirety and to influence society, with its involvement in politics, as well as racial and eugenic concepts serving as the vehicle for doing so. This book explores the emergence of physical anthropology in the modern Greek state and its development over a period of one century from the viewpoint of the proclaimed intention of its representatives to influence societal developments. The book is the first to subject Greek racial and eugenic discourse to detailed research."--Publisher website.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Brill
Place of Publication:Leiden
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 337 pages ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789004257665, 9004257667
oclc:ocn868986346
LC Classification:GN50.45.G8
Dewey Decimal:599.909495

Subjects

Anthropologie physique -- Histoire. -- … Eugenics Eugenics -- History. -- Greece Eugénisme -- Histoire. -- Grèce Grèce -- Mœurs et coutumes Greece Greece -- Race relations Greece -- Social life and customs History Manners and customs physical anthropology Physical anthropology -- History. -- Gr… Race relations Racism in anthropology Racism in anthropology -- History. -- G… Racisme en anthropologie -- Histoire. -…