Joseph Arthur Gobineau

The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races, with Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind. [tra Joseph Arthur Gobineau

Publisher Marketing: Title: The moral and intellectual diversity of races, with particular reference to their respective influence in the civil and political history of mankind. [Translated from vol. 1 of the "Essai sur l'Ine galite des Races Humaines."] ... With an analytical introduction and copious historical notes by H. Hotz. To which is added an appendix containing a summary of the latest scientific facts bearing upon the question of unity or plurality of species, by J. C. Nott. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection provides histories and analyses of society, culture, education, crime, and family life. Providing a unique perspective of everyday life in the 18th and 19th centuries, readers of these works can study earlier developments that formed our modern society.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Gobineau, Joseph Arthur; Hotz, H.; 1856. 8 . 10006.d.30. Contributor Bio:  Gobineau, Joseph Arthur Diplomate et ecrivain romantique francais, premier grand ideologue du racisme, Joseph Arthur de Gobineau (1816-1882) s'est fait connaitre par son livre "Essais sur l'inegalite des races humaines". Il est temps aujourd'hui de redecouvrir une autre facette de l'oeuvre de Gobineau, inspiree de ses multiples voyages a travers l'Asie et de sa passion pour les langues et les cultures orientales.