{"product_id":"superior-by-angela-saini-grade-c","title":"Superior by Angela Saini (Grade - C)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuperior: The Return of Race Science\u003c\/em\u003e is an investigative work by science journalist \u003cstrong\u003eAngela Saini\u003c\/strong\u003e examining the history and modern revival of the idea that humanity can be divided into biologically distinct racial groups with meaningful differences in intelligence, behavior, ability or worth.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaini investigates how ideas about race became intertwined with \u003cstrong\u003escience, anthropology, biology, genetics and social policy\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She traces how early scientists attempted to classify human populations into racial hierarchies and how these ideas were later used to justify \u003cstrong\u003ecolonialism, slavery, segregation, eugenics and other forms of discrimination\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book then moves into contemporary science, asking an important question: \u003cstrong\u003eHas race science really disappeared, or has it simply changed its language?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaini examines modern research involving \u003cstrong\u003egenetics, intelligence, ancestry and human variation\u003c\/strong\u003e, looking at how scientific findings can be interpreted—or misinterpreted—to support preconceived ideas about racial differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major theme is the distinction between \u003cstrong\u003ehuman genetic variation and socially constructed racial categories\u003c\/strong\u003e. Human populations do show genetic differences associated with ancestry and geography, but Saini explores why translating those differences into rigid biological “races” can be scientifically misleading and socially dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NEW BOOK WORLD","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50245372215536,"sku":null,"price":419.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/0402\/4048\/files\/61STlsqpO9L._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65.webp?v=1786526531","url":"https:\/\/newbookworld.com\/products\/superior-by-angela-saini-grade-c","provider":"NEW BOOK WORLD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}