The passing of the great race; or, The racial basis of European history
Madison Grant
Essays
Book language: English
434 pages
The Passing of the Great Race; or, The Racial Basis of European History (1916) is an essay collection by Madison Grant that interprets European history through racial categories. It became an influential eugenicist text and is now heard as a historical document about the spread of scientific racism and its political consequences.
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THE PASSING OF THE GREAT RACE
OR
THE RACIAL BASIS OF
EUROPEAN HISTORY
BY
MADISON GRANT
CHAIRMAN, NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY; TRUSTEE, AMERICAN MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY; COUNCILOR, AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
FOURTH REVISED EDITION
WITH A DOCUMENTARY SUPPLEMENT
WITH PREFACES
BY
HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN
RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS 1923
CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ, 1916, 1918, 1921, œΏ CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS Printed in the United States of America Published October, 1916 Reprinted December, 1916 NEW AND REVISED EDITION Published March, 1918 Reprinted March, 1919 THIRD EDITION, REVISED Published May, 1920 FOURTH EDITION, REVISED Published August, 1921 Reprinted February, July, 1922 February, September, 1923 To MY FATHER
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