Superior
- By: Angela Saini
- Categories Books , Adults & General Classification , Science
- Stock Availability: Out Of Stock
- ISBN: 9780008293864
- Total Pages: 352
- Available Book Formats: Paperback
- Year: 2020
JOD 5.70
JOD 9.50
‘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.