The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races / With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind

by comte de Arthur Gobineau

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THE
MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL
DIVERSITY OF RACES.

THE
MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL
DIVERSITY OF RACES,

WITH
PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE INFLUENCE
IN THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF MANKIND.
FROM THE
FRENCH OF COUNT A. DE GOBINEAU:
WITH AN
ANALYTICAL INTRODUCTION AND COPIOUS HISTORICAL NOTES.
By H. HOTZ.
TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A SUMMARY
OF THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC FACTS BEARING UPON THE
QUESTION OF UNITY OR PLURALITY OF SPECIES.
By J. C. NOTT, M. D.,
OF MOBILE.
PHILADELPHIA:
J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
1856.

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