Race in North America: Origin and Evolution of a Worldview

This sweeping work traces the idea of race for more than three centuries to show that 'race' is not a product of science but a cultural invention that has been used variously and opportunistically since the eighteenth century.

Author: Audrey Smedley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/26/2011
Pages: 402
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780813345543

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 55

About the Author
Audrey Smedley is professor emerita of anthropology and African American studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the author of several books as well as the American Anthropology Association's position paper on race.

Brian D. Smedley holds a Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA. He is vice president and director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a think tank in Washington, D.C.