Skin Deep

Dispelling the Science of Race

Gavin Evans

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English

Oneworld Publications
05 November 2019

General & world history; Sociology: customs & traditions; Social & cultural anthropology; Politics & government; Human biology

In academic journals and on internet message boards, certain scientists and thinkers are laying siege to one of the great taboos. Could it be, they ask, that racism has a rational basis in science?

Prominent journalists and writers have now joined in as cheerleaders for race-based theories, as have others with sounder credentials, including Nobel Prize winner James Watson who believes that black people are intrinsically less intelligent than white people.

If true, it would provide an intellectual foundation for so many of the attitudes that characterise the right wing, justifying inequality and discrimination. But it's not true, and it has to be challenged. Skin Deep tackles these ideas head-on, laying out the latest discoveries in genetics, palaeontology, archaeology and anthropology to show what really makes us who we are, and to challenge the pernicious idea that our race is our destiny.

By: Gavin Evans
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 32mm
ISBN: 9781786076229
ISBN 10: 1786076225
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 05 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gavin Evans was born in London and grew up in Cape Town, where he became intensely involved in the anti-apartheid struggle. He studied economic history and law before completing a PhD in political studies, writing extensively on race and racism. He lectures in the Culture and Media department at Birkbeck College, London, broadcasts regularly for the BBC World Service and is a keen marathon runner.

Reviews for Skin Deep: Dispelling the Science of Race

`This book contains a wealth of information, old and new, about race and its underlying genetics. Everyone interested in the distinction between knowledge and prejudice in this sensitive and challenging subject should read it.' -- Jonathan Bard, Emeritus Professor of Bioinformatics and Development, University of Edinburgh, and author of <i>Principles of Evolution</i>