{"product_id":"race-unmasked-michael-yudell-9780231168755","title":"Race Unmasked: Biology and Race in the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eRace, while drawn from the visual cues of human diversity, is an idea with a measurable past, an identifiable present, and an uncertain future. The concept of race has been at the center of both triumphs and tragedies in American history and has had a profound effect on the human experience. \u003ci\u003eRace Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e revisits the origins of commonly held beliefs about the scientific nature of racial differences, examines the roots of the modern idea of race, and explains why race continues to generate controversy as a tool of classification even in our genomic age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurveying the work of some of the twentieth century's most notable scientists, \u003ci\u003eRace Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how genetics and related biological disciplines formed and preserved ideas of race and, at times, racism. A gripping history of science and scientists, \u003ci\u003eRace Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e elucidates the limitations of a racial worldview and throws the contours of our current and evolving understanding of human diversity into sharp relief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Yudell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231168756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231168755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Yudell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946363584767,"sku":"9780231168755","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ff1f33d4-5978-4f3a-a077-be9d68e5a278.jpg?v=1681512721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-unmasked-michael-yudell-9780231168755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}