Details

Subjects:

Totalitarianism -- History.
Race discrimination -- History.
Social Darwinism -- History.
Eugenics -- History.
History, Modern.

Contents:

Prelude to modernity
Theorising the other: the emergence of a discourse on race in sixteenth-century Spain
Genealogies of race
The French Revolution and early critics of modernity: the legacy of Maistre
Racial theories of history: the legacy of Gobineau
Darwinism and social darwinism: the legacy of Galton
Crowd theories: the legacy of Lebon
The new science of anthroposociology and eugenics: the legacy of Vacher de Lapouge
The idea of revolutionary violence: the legacy of Sorel
The origins of nazi ideology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-165) and index.

ISBN:

1859737900 (Cloth)
1859737951 (Paper)

OCLC:

51899018