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An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races (1853-1855) by Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau is a milestone of "Scientific racism" (aka "racialism") and White supremacy. In 1853 De Gobineau published a work in which he made 3 main divisions between races, based on colour. Early antropological studies in the nineteenth century were influenced by the way the biological science (Humboldt) had classified the species. Classifying humanity into races or peoples was an accepted way of gathering 'scientific information'. De Gobineaus ideas found a new interest at the end of the nineteenth century in German speaking areas. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Degenerative races be merged into this article or section. ... Scientific racism is racist propaganda disguised as science. ... Racialism is an emphasis on race or racial considerations. ... White supremacy is a racist ideology which holds that the white race is superior to other races. ...
Influence
Josiah Clark Nott translated Arthur de Gobineau's "Essai sur l'inégalité des races humaines" into English. Nott later became a leader of the polygenist movement, suggesting against all evidence that Whites and Blacks were two distinct species. Gobineau's work has been continuously republished, most recently by contemporary White nationalist groups such as Noontide Press. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: POV essay about the Vedic race - no mention of Josiah Clark Nott anywhere If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...
Bibliography
Gobineau, Arthur (Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau) and Adrian Collins. [1853-55] 1983. The Inequality of Human Races. Second edition, reprint. Torrance, Calif.: Noontide Press.
Pierre-André Taguieff (various books on racialism)
Georges Chatterton-Hill, "Gobineau, Nietzsche, Wagner" in The Nineteenth Century and After, 1913, pp. 1088-1101. Pierre-Andre Taguieff, born at 1946 in Paris is a philosopher and political economist, director of research at CNRS (in a Institut dEtudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) laboratory, the CEVIPOF). ...
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