Labeling People : French Scholars on Society, Race, and Empire, 1815-1848
Nineteenth-century French scholars, during a turbulent era of revolution and industrialization, ranked intelligence and character according to facial profile, skin colour, and head shape. They believed that such indicators could determine whether individuals were educable and peoples perfectible. In...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Montreal :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2003
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Edition: | 1st ed |
Series: | McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series
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