The Cultivation of Whiteness: Science, Health, and Racial Destiny in Australia
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In nineteenth-century Australia, the main commentators on race and biological differences were doctors. But the medical profession entertained serious anxieties about the possibility of "racial denigration" of the white population in the new land, and medical and social scientists violated ethics and principles in pursuit of a more homogenized Australia. The Cultivation of Whiteness examines the notions of "whiteness" and racism, and introduces a whole new framework for discussion of the development of medicine and science. Warwick Anderson provides the first full account of the shocking experimentation in the 1920s and '30s on Aboriginal people of the central deserts -- the Australian equivalent of the infamous Tuskegee Experiment. Lucid and entertaining throughout, this pioneering historical survey of ideas will help to reshape debate on race, ethnicity, citizenship, and environment everywhere.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0465003052
ISBN13:9780465003051
Release Date:May 2003
Publisher:Basic Books
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.7"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
As an Australian I found this an isightful and thought provoking journey of our past. It made me question and challenge many of my views and certainly opened a new world to me in terms of of politics and race. Highly recommended.
A revealing survey of science and racial destiny
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
The Cultivation Of Whiteness: Science, Health, And Racial Destiny in Australia is a region-specific, college-level collection which is strong in anthropology and which Australian or multicultural studies will find to be a revealing survey of science and racial destiny. In 19th century Australia doctors were the main commentators on race and biological differences - this examines their perceptions of racism and differences between whites and other cultures, using the foundation of science and medicine as a basis for surveying and even experimenting upon other peoples. An eye-opening set of revelations.
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