{"product_id":"the-mismeasure-of-man-by-stephen-jay-gould-9780393314250","title":"The Mismeasure of Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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, ranking them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yet the idea of innate limits—of biology as destiny—dies hard, as evidenced by 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464449900780,"sku":"9780393314250","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393314250-the-mismeasure-of-man.jpg?v=1775049112","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-mismeasure-of-man-by-stephen-jay-gould-9780393314250","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}