Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Abbreviations viii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Early Racism in Western Europe 11
6. 2. The Birth of Eugenics 43
7. 3. The Merging of Polygenics and Eugenics 64
8. 4. Eugenics and the Nazis 107
9. 5. The Antidote: Boas and the Anthropological Concept of Culture 146
10. 6. Physical Anthropology in the Early Twentieth Century 165
11. 7. The Downfall of Eugenics 200
12. 8. The Beginnings of Modern Scientific Racism 210
13. 9. The Pioneer Fund, 1970s–1990s 235
14. 10. The Pioneer Fund in the Twenty- First Century 249
15. 11. Modern Racism and Anti- Immigration Policies 273
16. Conclusion 302
17. Appendix A: The Eugenics Movement, 1890s– 1940s 309
18. Appendix B: The Pioneer Fund 311
19. References 315
20. Acknowledgments 351
21. Index 353