Superior : the return of race science

By:

Saini, Angela

Publisher: London : 4th Estate, 2019Description: 342 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780008293864

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

HM 310.

Summary: "Roundly debunks racism's core lie - that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power" Reni Eddo-Lodge Where did the idea of race come from, and what does it mean? In an age of identity politics, DNA ancestry testing and the rise of the far-right, a belief in biological differences between populations is experiencing a resurgence. The truth is: race is a social construct. Our problem is we find this hard to believe. In Superior, award-winning author Angela Saini investigates the concept of race, from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of the belief that race is real, and that some groups of people are superior to others. Chapter 10 addresses racism in medicine.

List(s) this item appears in: SLaM Library Black History Month and anti-racism books | Barts Health - Inclusion and Diversity Collection | Croydon Health Services Exploring Race and Ethnicity EDI Collection | Homerton: Diverse Perspectives reading list | SLAM Anti-Racism Reading List

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves		HM268 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NE10219
Book	Croydon Health Services Library Shelves	EDI Collection Exploring Race H91	EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		CR0000011452
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves		HM 330 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	23/09/2020	15493
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	People & planet	ZZ 3 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	13/11/2023	023439
Book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves		HM 268 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T06814

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Roundly debunks racism's core lie - that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power" Reni Eddo-Lodge

Where did the idea of race come from, and what does it mean? In an age of identity politics, DNA ancestry testing and the rise of the far-right, a belief in biological differences between populations is experiencing a resurgence. The truth is: race is a social construct. Our problem is we find this hard to believe.

In Superior, award-winning author Angela Saini investigates the concept of race, from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of the belief that race is real, and that some groups of people are superior to others.

Chapter 10 addresses racism in medicine.

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