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050 4 _aHM
100 1 _aHaycraft, John Berry,
_d1857-1922
245 1 0 _aDarwinism and Race Progress
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-06-15
508 _aProduced by Charlene Taylor, Marie Bartolo, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Darwinism and Race Progress" by John Berry Haycraft is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complex interplay between biological evolution and the concept of race, focusing on how evolutionary principles could be applied to understand racial progress and degeneration. Haycraft's analysis suggests that while individual health and morality can improve through modern civilization, these advancements might not necessarily translate into racial superiority or vitality. The opening of the text provides an introductory analysis of historical racial progress and decline, illustrating how nations have evolved, flourished, and then faded into obscurity. Haycraft discusses various nations, including the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, to argue that the decay of political organization does not equate to racial deterioration. He emphasizes the permanence of certain racial types, using Scandinavians and Jews as examples, and introduces the idea that societal and political changes often overshadow inherent organic qualities. This foundation sets the stage for a deeper investigation into the laws of racial change and the implications of modern medicine and societal progress on humanity's future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSociology
653 _aEvolution
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45992
999 _c86831
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