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# Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century

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Review: An important book! - I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially the discussions of the research into the genomic basis for determining race. This is a good source to help you understand the state of this research. It describes how the negative effects on the health of people of color from years of social and political repression have been conflated with the idea that genes are responsible. This leads to the belief that human beings can be divided into distinct races that are genetically distinct from one another. The book traces the historical development of racial identities and describes how race is a fluid idea. For example, the number of races that the US recognizes now for demographic purposes are very different from the racial categories used at different times in history demonstrating that race is a political and social construct, not a biological one.
Review: Required Reading! - This book is excellent. Its delivery is from a factual standpoint which makes the book even better than can be imagined. This book is required reading for everyone so that you acquain yourself with the historical, factual things about our great USA. This book is even more required reading for the young, because it is with the young that, perhaps, things will change. Dorothy Roberts leaves no stone unturned in her thesis. This book is concise and straight to the point. It visits the past that factually was, and the present that factually is. This book should not be ignored. It is an excellent read. It is and can be an enlightened read. Again, it is a read that is necessary in order to change the course of a history that has too long been perpetuated. Definitely recommend this book for everyone!!!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #224,244 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #98 in Genetics (Books) #217 in Discrimination & Racism #378 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (370) |
| Dimensions  | 5.4 x 1.1 x 8.2 inches |
| Edition  | 50852nd |
| ISBN-10  | 1595588345 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1595588340 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 400 pages |
| Publication date  | September 1, 2012 |
| Publisher  | The New Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An important book!
*by K***B on August 12, 2020*

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially the discussions of the research into the genomic basis for determining race. This is a good source to help you understand the state of this research. It describes how the negative effects on the health of people of color from years of social and political repression have been conflated with the idea that genes are responsible. This leads to the belief that human beings can be divided into distinct races that are genetically distinct from one another. The book traces the historical development of racial identities and describes how race is a fluid idea. For example, the number of races that the US recognizes now for demographic purposes are very different from the racial categories used at different times in history demonstrating that race is a political and social construct, not a biological one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Required Reading!
*by J***E on July 8, 2012*

This book is excellent. Its delivery is from a factual standpoint which makes the book even better than can be imagined. This book is required reading for everyone so that you acquain yourself with the historical, factual things about our great USA. This book is even more required reading for the young, because it is with the young that, perhaps, things will change. Dorothy Roberts leaves no stone unturned in her thesis. This book is concise and straight to the point. It visits the past that factually was, and the present that factually is. This book should not be ignored. It is an excellent read. It is and can be an enlightened read. Again, it is a read that is necessary in order to change the course of a history that has too long been perpetuated. Definitely recommend this book for everyone!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent and truthful overview of the origins and effect racism.
*by G***A on August 26, 2020*

A very complex argument clearly exposed. It is not an easy read though — it requires attention, diligence, and an open mind. Dense, well researched, intense, interesting. It is a lesson on academic writing too — Robert's always presents all of the sides of the argument clearly explaining why she thinks the way she does. After having read it I realized how the idea of race is ingrained in social and political life much more than I thought.

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