From savage to Negro : anthropology and the construction of race, 1896-1954
(Book)
Author
Published
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
ISBN
0520211677, 9780520211674, 0520211685, 9780520211681
Physical Desc
xii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Regis - Main | GN17.3 .U6 B35 1998 | On Shelf |
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Published
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0520211677, 9780520211674, 0520211685, 9780520211681
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index.
Description
Lee D. Baker explores what racial categories mean to the American public and how these meanings are reinforced by anthropology, popular culture, and the law. Focusing on the period between two landmark Supreme Court decisions -- Plessy v. Ferguson (the so-called "separate but equal" doctrine established in 1896) and Brown v. Board of Education (the public school desegregation decision of 1954) -- Baker shows how racial categories change over time.
Description
Baker paints a vivid picture of the relationships between specific African American and White scholars, who orchestrated a paradigm shift within the social sciences from ideas based on Social Darwinism to those based on cultural relativism. He demonstrates that the greatest impact on the way the law codifies racial differences has been made by organizations such as the NAACP, which skillfully appropriated the new social science to exploit the politics of the Cold War.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Baker, L. D. (1998). From savage to Negro: anthropology and the construction of race, 1896-1954 . University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baker, Lee D., 1966-. 1998. From Savage to Negro: Anthropology and the Construction of Race, 1896-1954. University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baker, Lee D., 1966-. From Savage to Negro: Anthropology and the Construction of Race, 1896-1954 University of California Press, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Baker, Lee D. From Savage to Negro: Anthropology and the Construction of Race, 1896-1954 University of California Press, 1998.
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