Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Physical anthropology and the quest for the 'missing link'; 3. Bantu origins, racial narratives; 4. Biological determinism and the development of eugenics; 5. The equivocal message of eugenics; 6. Mental testing and the understanding of the 'native mind'; 7. Christian-national ideology, apartheid, and the concept of 'race'; 8. Conclusion.

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A study of the history of intellectual and scientific racism in modern South Africa.

Reviews

"As an example of superb and meticulous scholarship, Dubow's work should appeal to a wide readership in the fields of racial and ethnic studies, the sociology of knowledge and science, and African studies." Contemporary Sociology "Dubow's conscientiously researched and cautiously interpreted wealth of specific historical material presented in a wealth of historical detail." George W. Stocking, Jr., Isis