The Equality of the Human Races: Positivist Anthropology - Brossura

Firmin, Joseph-Antenor; Firmin, Antenor

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ISBN 10: 0252071026 ISBN 13: 9780252071027

Casa editrice: Univ of Illinois Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Rediscovering an early scientific challenge to racism

This is the first paperback edition of the only English-language translation of the Haitian scholar Anténor Firmin's The Equality of the Human Races, a foundational text in critical anthropology first published in 1885 when anthropology was just emerging as a specialized field of study. Marginalized for its "radical" position that the human races were equal, Firmin's lucid and persuasive treatise was decades ahead of its time. Arguing that the equality of the races could be demonstrated through a positivist scientific approach, Firmin challenged racist writings and the dominant views of the day. Translated by Asselin Charles and framed by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban's substantial introduction, this rediscovered text is an important contribution to contemporary scholarship in anthropology, pan-African studies, and colonial and postcolonial studies.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Anténor Firmin (1850-1911) was born and educated in Haiti. He studied law and held several political offices before being posted as a diplomat to Paris, where he was admitted to the Societé d'Anthropologie de Paris and wrote De L'Égalité des Races Humaines. He later returned to Haiti and served as minister of finance, commerce, and foreign relations. Asselin Charles teaches literature and journalism at Wenzao College of Languages in Taiwan. Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban is a professor of anthropology and the director of general education at Rhode Island College. 

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Illinois Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0252071026
• ISBN 13: 9780252071027
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 536
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile