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Romans and Blacks - Couverture rigide

Thompson, Lloyd A.

 
9780806122014: Romans and Blacks
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0806122013 ISBN 13 : 9780806122014
Editeur : Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Thompson Lloyd A

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Roman literature seems to provide plenty of instances of contempt towards foreign or black individuals, but it is an untenable assumption that such distaste amounts to a racist attitude, particularly considering how elusive the definitions of ‘race’ and ‘racism’ are.

Making extensive use of developments in sociological theory and psychology, Romans and Blacks, first published in 1989, presents an innovative and illuminating picture of black-white relations in Roman society. It is argued that ‘race’ as a somatic identification that entails permanent and genetically transmitted social disabilities was absent, and that the main deference-entitling distinctions in the Roman world were socio-cultural rather than somatic. Therefore, Professor Thompson concludes, references to black skins and negroid features should be interpreted in aesthetic terms.

This wide-ranging study brings welcome clarity to the discussion of blacks in the Roman world, and is valuable for all students of race relations as well as classicists and historians.

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Éditeur
Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0806122013
ISBN 13 
9780806122014
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