The Conquest of a Continent (Illustrated Edition) (eBook)
225 Seiten
DigiCat (Verlag)
859-654771708-9 (EAN)
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Madison Grant, born in 1865, was a lawyer and a prominent figure in the early 20th century eugenics movement, an ideology that significantly influenced his writings. Notably, his prior work 'The Passing of the Great Race' emphasized theories of racial hierarchies and purity—ideals which spill over into 'The Conquest of a Continent.' The beliefs embedded in his works have been used to justify racial discrimination and restrictive immigration policies in the past, highlighting the historical context of the era in which Grant wrote and the dangerous propulsion of pseudoscientific racial thought.
While Grant's book is a product of its time and thus deeply ingrained in obsolete and unethical ideologies, 'The Conquest of a Continent' remains a critical study for historians and scholars of American history, social policy, and racial theory. It presents an opportunity to dissect the dangerous falsehoods of race science and to understand the impact such narratives have had on shaping national policies and attitudes. Due caution and critical engagement are advised for readers, who will find the book a stark reminder of the persistence of racial ideology in American socio-political history.
Madison Grant (1865–1937) was an American lawyer, historian, and anthropologist, widely known for his work in the sphere of racial theory and eugenics. Born in New York City, Grant embarked on a career that intertwined law with a fervent interest in the natural world and human societies. His controversial beliefs and ideology profoundly influenced the thinking of his time, particularly on topics of race and eugenics. Grant's legacy is cemented by his written work, notably 'The Conquest of a Continent (Illustrated Edition)', wherein he espouses his views on the expansion and settlement of the Nordic race across North America. Grant adopted a narrative that mixes anthropology with socio-political advocacy, endorsing the notion of racial purity and its alleged significance in the development of civilizations. His literary style is characterized by detail-oriented research entangled with a didactic tone aimed at providing a historical rationale for his theories on racial hierarchies. While his work has fallen into deep critical scrutiny and has been largely discredited in the post-civil rights era for its overtly racist underpinnings, it nonetheless serves as a window into a particular dark strand of early 20th-century intellectual thought. Grant's writings continue to be examined by scholars interested in the history of eugenics and the socio-political context of race-related ideologies during the period in which he wrote.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.11.2023 |
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Verlagsort | Prague |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker) |
Schlagworte | 19th century colonization • American expansion history • American pioneer narratives • A Wrinkle in Time • Civil War • Confederation • continental conquest literature • early American sociology • ethnography and US settlement • illustrated historical books • Ken Follett • Lincoln • Madison Grant author • ron chernow • Slavery • The Dark Ages • The Underground Railroad • United States territorial growth • US historical exploration |
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