1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777604903321

Autore

Baum Bruce David <1960->

Titolo

The rise and fall of the Caucasian race [[electronic resource] ] : a political history of racial identity / / Bruce Baum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8147-0900-1

1-4294-1506-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Disciplina

305.809/073

Soggetti

Caucasian race - History

Race awareness - Political aspects

White people - Race identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-325) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : "Caucasians" and the political history of racial identities -- Before the "Caucasian race" : antecedents of European racialism, ca. 1000-1684 -- Enlightenment science and the invention of the "Caucasian race," 1684-1795 -- Passage into "our ordinary forms of expression" : the "Caucasian race," ca. 1795-1850 -- Racialized nationalism and the partial eclipse of the "Caucasian race," ca. 1840-1935 -- The color line and the "Caucasian race" revival, 1935-51 -- Not-so-benign racialism : the "Caucasian race" after decolonization, 1952-2005 -- "Where Caucasian means black" : "race," nation, and the Chechen wars -- Conclusion : deconstructing "Caucasia," dismantling racism.

Sommario/riassunto

The term “Caucasian” is a curious invention of the modern age. Originating in 1795, the word identifies both the peoples of the Caucasus Mountains region as well as those thought to be “Caucasian”. Bruce Baum explores the history of the term and the category of the “Caucasian race” more broadly in the light of the changing politics of racial theory and notions of racial identity. With a comprehensive sweep that encompasses the understanding of "race" even before the use of the term “Caucasian,” Baum traces the major trends in scientific and intellectual understandings of “race” from the Middle Ages to the



present day. Baum’s conclusions make an unprecedented attempt to separate modern science and politics from a long history of racial classification. He offers significant insights into our understanding of race and how the “Caucasian race” has been authoritatively invented, embraced, displaced, and recovered throughout our history.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA990004118270403321

Autore

Hjelmslev, Louis <1899-1965>

Titolo

I fondamenti della teoria del linguaggio / Louis Hijelmslev ; introduzione e traduzione di Gliulio C. Lepschy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino, : Einaudi, 1968

Edizione

[2. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

XXXIV, 157 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Nuova biblioteca scientifica Einaudi ; 21

Disciplina

401

500

150

Locazione

SDI

FLFBC

DECLI

BAT

MA1

DSS

DINEL

Collocazione

SDI-2KS 171

410.18 HJEL 04 BIS

500 HJE

410.18 HJEL 04

F.Russo 255

118-E-2

S 156

BIB. BAT. 7265

10 DO 08 TA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia