Description This work was the first modern attempt to prove that race is the primary force determining world events and history.
Working with the limited scientific data available at the time of writing (1853), Arthur de Gobineau divided humans into three major groupings, white, yellow and black.
He argues that the cause of the downfall of civilizations is always racial mixing, and that every civilization has either been directly controlled by what he called Aryans or has had a significant Aryan element mixed in it.
He also argues that climate and environment have no bearing on racial characteristics.
This book was a cornerstone work for 20th century racial theory, and is of immense importance for this reason alone.
This new edition has been completely reset and contains all the original text.
Contents Introduction From The Author's Dedication I.
The Mortal Disease of Civilizations and Societies Proceeds From General Causes Common to Them All II.
Fanaticism.
Luxury, corruption of morals and irreligion do not necessarily lead to the fall of societies III.
The Relative Merit of Governments Has No Influence on the Length of a Nation's Life IV.
The Meaning of the Word Degeneration; The Mixture of Racial Elements; How Societies are Formed and Broken Up V.
Racial Inequality is Not the Result of Institutions VI.
Nations, Whether Progressing or Stagnating Are Independent of the Regions in Which They Live VII.
Christianity Neither Creates nor Changes the Capacity for Civilization VIII.
Definition of the Word Civilization; Social Development Has A Two-Fold Origin IX.
Definition of the Word Civilization(Continued); Different Characteristics of Civilized Societies; Our Civilization is not Superior to Those Which Have Gone Before X.
Some Anthropologists Regard Man as Having a Multiple Origin XI.
Racial Differences Are Permanent XII.
How the races were physiologically separated, and the different varieties formed by their inter-mixture.
They are unequal in strength and bea.
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