How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality
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.
207 pages, 9 editions
English edition · First published 2020 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson · ISBN 9781474611244
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9 editions
English
- How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality · Weidenfeld & Nicolson · 2020 · ISBN 9781474611244 This page
- How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality · Weidenfeld & Nicolson · 2021 · ISBN 9781474611251
- How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (And Don't) Say About Human Difference · Tantor and Blackstone Publishing · 2021 · ISBN 9781665200103
- How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (And Don't) Say About Human Difference · Tantor and Blackstone Publishing · 2021 · ISBN 9781665200110
- How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (And Don't) Say About Human Difference · Tantor Audio · 2020 · ISBN 9781705207673
- How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (And Don't) Say About Human Difference · The Experiment · 2020 · ISBN 9781615196722
- How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (And Don't) Say About Human Difference · The Experiment · 2020 · ISBN 9781615196715
- How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (And Don't) Say About Human Difference · Tantor Audio · 2020 · ISBN 9781705207666
- How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality · Weidenfeld & Nicolson · 2020 · ISBN 9781474611268
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