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Racial Science and British Society, 1930-62 /

From 1930-62 the idea of race was studied across a range of academic disciplines. This book explores expert thinkings on race in the period and explains the relationship between scientific racial research, social policy and attitudes regarding immigration, ultimately offering new insight into the ev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaffer, Gavin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
History.
Cultural History.
Ethnicity Studies.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Science.
Modern History.
Social History.
Civilization > History.
Ethnicity.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:From 1930-62 the idea of race was studied across a range of academic disciplines. This book explores expert thinkings on race in the period and explains the relationship between scientific racial research, social policy and attitudes regarding immigration, ultimately offering new insight into the evolving understanding of the idea of race.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 234 pages)
ISBN:9780230582446
DOI:10.1057/9780230582446