{"product_id":"the-mismeasure-of-man-paperback","title":"The Mismeasure of Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Jay Gould\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen published in 1981, \u003cem\u003eThe Mismeasure of Man\u003c\/em\u003e was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet the idea of innate limits--of biology as destiny--dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Curve\u003c\/em\u003e, whose arguments are here so effectively anticipated and thoroughly undermined by Stephen Jay Gould. In this edition Dr. Gould has written a substantial new introduction telling how and why he wrote the book and tracing the subsequent history of the controversy on innateness right through \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Curve\u003c\/em\u003e. Further, he has added five essays on questions of \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Curve\u003c\/em\u003e in particular and on race, racism, and biological determinism in general. These additions strengthen the book's claim to be, as Leo J. Kamin of Princeton University has said, a major contribution toward deflating pseudo-biological 'explanations' of our present social woes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.2 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award (1981)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755703894304,"sku":"9780393314250","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3c87c2aef0af13c2c430b5fdd6359914.webp?v=1780066368","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mismeasure-of-man-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}