Paris Ethnology and the Perfectibility of "Races"

• Published in: Canadian journal of history Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 453 - 472
• Main Author: Staum, Martin S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saskatoon University of Toronto Press 01.12.2000; Journal of History Co
• Subjects: Anthropology; Associations; Black people; Black White Relations; d Eichthal, Gustave; Egypt; Ethnic Identity; Ethnology; France; History; Intelligence; Minority & ethnic groups; Nineteenth Century; Race relations; Slavery; White people; France; Paris France

A study of the debates on "appropriate relations between the black and white races" of the Paris Ethnology Society (active from 1839 to 1848) and of the manuscripts of its secretary, Gustave d’Eichthal, reveals a continuity of discourse with the early discussions in the more successful Par...