Ape To Apollo

Race was a construction of the 18th century, a means by which the Enlightenment could impose rational order on human variety. This work argues that ideas of bea... » 

Race was a construction of the 18th century, a means by which the Enlightenment could impose rational order on human variety. This work argues that ideas of beauty were from the beginning inseparable from race, as Europeans judged the civility of other races by their appearance. «