Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini (English) Paperback Book

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'Roundly debunks racism's core lie - that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power' Reni Eddo-Lodge

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Financial Times Book of the YearTelegraph Top 50 Books of the YearGuardian Book of the YearNew Statesman Book of the Year'Roundly debunks racism's core lie – that inequality is to do with genetics, rather than political power' Reni Eddo-LodgeWhere did the idea of race come from, and what does it mean? In an age of identity politics, DNA ancestry testing and the rise of the far-right, a belief in biological differences between populations is experiencing a resurgence. The truth is: race is a social construct. Our problem is we find this hard to believe.In Superior, award-winning author Angela Saini investigates the concept of race, from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of the belief that race is real, and that some groups of people are superior to others.

Author Biography

Angela Saini presents science programmes on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service, and her writing has appeared in the New Scientist, the Guardian, The Sunday Times, Scientific American, Wired and the Economist. Angela has a Masters in Engineering from Oxford University, she is a former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her work has won a string of national and international awards. Angela's first book, Geek Nation, was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2011, and her second book, Inferior, was the subject of a national crowdfunding campaign which will donate a copy to every state school in the UK.

Review

'In this essential book, Angela Saini deftly shows how science and racism have long been intertwined, why that pernicious history continues to this day, and why "race science" is so deeply flawed. Deeply researched, masterfully written, and sorely needed, Superior is an exceptional work by one of the world's best science writers' Ed Yong'This is an essential book on an urgent topic by one of our most authoritative science writers' Sathnam Sanghera'This is an urgent and important book. It contains a warning: you thought racism might be on its way out of science? … You thought wrong' Observer'As in her previous book Inferior, about gender, Saini skilfully brings together interviews with historians, scientists and the objects of racial science themselves to paint a harrowing picture of the influence of race on science and vice versa' Sunday Times'A very good book: informative and chilling … The history she uncovers is eye-opening and heart-breaking; it's right to be wary of that history repeating' The Times'The concept of "race" persists, even though it is biologically meaningless. This important book considers why … superb' Guardian'…a brilliant and devastating book' Telegraph

Review Quote

''In this essential book, Angela Saini deftly shows how science and racism have long been intertwined, why that pernicious history continues to this day, and why "race science" is so deeply flawed. Deeply researched, masterfully written, and sorely needed, Superior is an exceptional work by one of the world''s best science writers'' Ed Yong ''This is an essential book on an urgent topic by one of our most authoritative science writers'' Sathnam Sanghera ''Whether you think of racist science as bad science, evil science, alt-right science, or pseudoscience, why would any contemporary scientist imagine that gross inequality is a fact of nature, rather than of political history? Angela Saini''s Superior connects the dots, laying bare the history, continuity, and connections of modern racist science, some more subtle than you might think. This is science journalism at its very best!'' Jonathan Marks, author of Tales of the Ex-Apes: How We Think About Human Evolution ''Angela Saini''s investigative and narrative talents shine in Superior, her compelling look at racial biases in science past and present. The result is both a crystal-clear understanding of why race science is so flawed, and why science itself is so vulnerable to such deeply troubling fault lines in its approach to the world around us - and to ourselves'' Deborah Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist''s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century ''Some writers have tackled the sordid history of race science previously, but none have gone so deep under the skin of the subject as Angela Saini in Superior. In her deceptively relaxed writing style, Saini patiently leads readers through the intellectual minefields of ''scientific'' racism. She plainly exposes the conscious and unconscious biases that have led even some of our most illustrious scientists astray'' Michael Balter, author of The Goddess and the Bull ''Angela Saini''s investigative and narrative talents shine in Superior, her compelling look at racial biases in science past and present. The result is both a crystal-clear understanding of why race science is so flawed, and why science itself is so vulnerable to such deeply troubling fault lines in its approach to the world around us - and to ourselves'' Deborah Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist''s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century ''Some writers have tackled the sordid history of race science previously, but none have gone so deep under the skin of the subject as Angela Saini in Superior. In her deceptively relaxed writing style, Saini patiently leads readers through the intellectual minefields of ''scientific'' racism. She plainly exposes the conscious and unconscious biases that have led even some of our most illustrious scientists astray'' Michael Balter, author of The Goddess and the Bull ''Angela Saini''s investigative and narrative talents shine in Superior, her compelling look at racial biases in science past and present. The result is both a crystal-clear understanding of why race science is so flawed, and why science itself is so vulnerable to such deeply troubling fault lines in its approach to the world around us - and to ourselves'' Deborah Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist''s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century ''Some writers have tackled the sordid history of race science previously, but none have gone so deep under the skin of the subject as Angela Saini in Superior. In her deceptively relaxed writing style, Saini patiently leads readers through the intellectual minefields of ''scientific'' racism. She plainly exposes the conscious and unconscious biases that have led even some of our most illustrious scientists astray'' Michael Balter, author of The Goddess and the Bull ''Angela Saini''s investigative and narrative talents shine in Superior, her compelling look at racial biases in science past and present. The result is both a crystal-clear understanding of why race science is so flawed, and why science itself is so vulnerable to such deeply troubling fault lines in its approach to the world around us - and to ourselves'' Deborah Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist''s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century ''Some writers have tackled the sordid history of race science previously, but none have gone so deep under the skin of the subject as Angela Saini in Superior. In her deceptively relaxed writing style, Saini patiently leads readers through the intellectual minefields of ''scientific'' racism. She plainly exposes the conscious and unconscious biases that have led even some of our most illustrious scientists astray'' Michael Balter, author of The Goddess and the Bull nd narrative talents shine in Superior, her compelling look at racial biases in science past and present. The result is both a crystal-clear understanding of why race science is so flawed, and why science itself is so vulnerable to such deeply troubling fault lines in its approach to the world around us - and to ourselves'' Deborah Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist''s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century ''Some writers have tackled the sordid history of race science previously, but none have gone so deep under the skin of the subject as Angela Saini in Superior. In her deceptively relaxed writing style, Saini patiently leads readers through the intellectual minefields of ''scientific'' racism. She plainly exposes the conscious and unconscious biases that have led even some of our most illustrious scientists astray'' Michael Balter, author of The Goddess and the Bull

Feature

* For fans of Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (82k TCM) and Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (732k TCM), Superior is a fascinating insight into the social and political history of the concept of race. * Angela Saini presents science programmes on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service. Her writing has appeared all over the world, including in the New Scientist, Guardian, Science, Wired, Wallpaper, Vogue, GQ and the Economist. * After an incredible crowdfunding campaign in 2018 (led by Dr Jess Wade), a copy of Angela's previous book, Inferior, will be donated to every state school in the UK. Competition: creation;why I'm no longer talking to white people about race;sapiens;homo deus;the gene;how to argue with a racist;me and white supremacy;tribes;difficult women;invisible women. adam rutherford;yuval noah harari;reni eddo-lodge;Siddhartha Mukherjee; ed yong;layla saad;david lammy;helen lewis

Details ISBN0008293864 Author Angela Saini Pages 352 Year 2020 ISBN-10 0008293864 ISBN-13 9780008293864 Format Paperback Subtitle The Return of Race Science Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 305.8 Short Title Superior Language English Media Book Publication Date 2020-06-25 UK Release Date 2020-06-25 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Alternative 9780008293840 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-09-01 NZ Release Date 2020-09-01 Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd We've got this

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