The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages
- ISBN-10
- 1108422780
- ISBN-13
- 9781108422789
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 493
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-03-08
- Author
- Geraldine Heng
Description
This book challenges the common belief that race and racisms are phenomena that began only in the modern era.
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