From: Amy Rashap <[log in to unmask]> THE BOOK DESCRIPTION: (and a link to our web site page listing this book): http://Rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/__The_Emperor_s_New_Clothes_461.htm l The Emperor's New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium Joseph L. Graves Jr. Joseph Graves traces the development of thought about human genetic diversity. He argues that racism has persisted in our society because adequate scientific reasoning has not entered into the equation. Graves champions the scientific method, and explains how we may properly ask questions about the nature of population differentiation and how (if at all) we may correlate that diversity to differences in human capacity and behavior. He also cautions us to think critically about scientific findings that have historically been misused in controversies over racial differences in intelligence heritability, criminal behavior, disease predisposition, and other traits. Greek philosophy, social Darwinism, New World colonialism, the eugenics movement, intelligence testing biases, and racial health fallacies are just a few of the topics he addresses. Graves's book has received excellent endorsements thus far: "Intellectually delightful, and at times deeply moving, this book's fundamental thesis is of outstanding importance. The biological non-existence of race is one of the most liberating messages that the American public will hear in a long time. It should be read by anybody who is a registered voter in the United States." --Michael R. Rose, author of Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern World. "The Emperor's New Clothes provides a lucid and stimulating history of the uses and, mostly, abuses of the cultural and biological constructions of the concept of race. Professor Graves insightfully demonstrates that race classifications cannot be biologically justified. His book is eminently readable and engrossing." --Francisco J. Ayala, Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and professor of philosophy, University of California, Irvine Cloth, $28.00, 0-8135-2847-X 252 pp., 32 tables 15 figures In theU.S., please order through Rutgers University Press--phone, 800-446-9232, FAX, 888-471-9014, or rutgerspress.rutgers.edu, or through all regular and electronic bookstores. Mailing address: 100 Joyce Kilmer Ave., Piscataway, NJ 08854 In Europe, please order through Eurospan: 3 Henrietta St., Convent Garden, London, WC2E 8LU, England Ph: (20) 7240-0856; FAX (20) 7379-0609 Hope this information is helpful to you. Many thanks. -- Amy Rashap Marketing and Sales Director Rutgers University Press [log in to unmask] Phone 732-445-7762, ext. 627 FAX 732-445-7039 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue Piscataway, New Jersey 08854