1st Edition
The Perils of Race-Thinking A Portrait of Ale. Hrdlicka
By Mark A. Brandon
Copyright 2023
228 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Eugenics and scientific racism are experiencing a resurgence, and an understanding of the ideas of Aleš Hrdlička can help combat them. Today, the racial science of the early twentieth century is both untenable and contemptible. This book is about an arch figure of that period: Aleš Hrdlička served as Curator of Physical Anthropology at the prestigious Smithsonian Institution... Read more
Introduction, Chapter I. What are the Czechoslovaks Racially? Chapter II. Public Opinion is a Powerful Weapon Chapter III. The Secret History of the Hrdli?ka Museum of Man Chapter IV. The Last Great Reserve of the White Race Chapter V. Race Divination Chapter VI. How the Czechs Became White Chapter VII. Eugenics Chapter VIII. The Faith of AleŠ Hrdli?ka, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Dr. Mark A. Brandon is a specialist in modern US and European History. He focuses on racism, nationalism, anthropology, and immigration in the first half of the twentieth century. He is a professor at the University of New York in Prague and has taught courses in American, European, and World History for over twenty years. He was born in the United States but has lived in a small town in Czechia for most of his adult life.
