Race and Racism

Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective is a 1967 non-fiction book by Pierre L. van den Berghe, published by John Wiley & Sons.

The author discusses and contrasts the societies of Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and the United States and their racial issues. Theodosius Dobzhansky, who reviewed the book for The Quarterly Review of Biology, described the work as "a serious and closely argued sociological study".

Augie Fleras, author of the book chapter "Race and Racism by Pierre van den Berghe: A Fifty Year Retrospect," described the work as a "seminal text on race relations" and "a contemporary classic". Reviewer J. Milton Yinger, who reviewed the book for Science, stated that the point of the book is to "contribute to the development of a comparative science of racism".

Contents

There is an introduction characterized by Dobzhansky as "long", in which Berghe states his thesis.

In the final two chapters, the thesis is re-emphasized.

According to Dobzhansky, the book does not often discuss "Biological aspects of race".

Reception

Oliver C. Cox of Lincoln University of Jefferson City, Missouri stated that the book "is certainly well worth reading" due to the "elaborate analysis" inside; he argued that he still had questions about the relationships between racial groups that the book had not provided answers for.

Yinger stated that the "acerbic style", inability "to examine instances of the rigidities and errors he laments" and "sweeping generalizations" hamper the book's introduction.

References

• Cox, Oliver C. (1968). "Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective. By Pierre L. van den Berghe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1967. 169 pp. $4.95 Cox, O. C." Social Forces. 46 (3): 430–431. doi:10.2307/2574922. JSTOR 2574922.
• Dobzhansky, Theodosius (1968). "Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective.Pierre L. van den Berghe". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 43 (4): 477–478. doi:10.1086/405965.
• Fleras, Augie (18 August 2018). "Race and Racism by Pierre van den Berghe: A Fifty Year Retrospect". Immigration, Racial and Ethnic Studies in 150 Years of Canada. Brill. pp. 209–227. doi:10.1163/9789004376083_011. ISBN 9789004376083. S2CID 166862480.
• Yinger, J. Milton (1967). "A Typology of Race Relations: Race and Racism . A Comparative Perspective. Pierre L. van den Berghe. Wiley, New York, 1967. 181 pp., illus. $4.95". Science. 158 (3808): 1557–1558. doi:10.1126/science.158.3808.1557.

Further reading

• Banton, Michael (July 1968). "Book Reviews : Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective. By PIERRE L. VAN DEN BERGHE (New York; London, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1967). ix + 169 pp. 40s". Race & Class. 9 (3). Institute of Race Relations: 399. doi:10.1177/030639686800900328. S2CID 143883947.
• Bernard, Jessie (1968). "Pierre Van Der Berghe: RACE AND RACISM, A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE (Book Review)". International Migration Review. 2 (3): 71. doi:10.2307/3002625. JSTOR 3002625. Vol.2 (3), p.71
• Bloom, Leonard (1968). "Reviews: "The Origins of Man: Physical Anthropology," by J. Buettner-Janusch; "Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective," by P. L. van den Berghe". The Journal of modern African studies. 6 (4): 595–596. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00017924. S2CID 154940725.
• Genovese, Eugene (1968). "Van den Berghe, Pierre L. "Race and Racism" (Book Review)". American Sociological Review. 33 (4): 651. doi:10.2307/2092468. JSTOR 2092468.
• J., A. (1969). "VAN DEN BERGHE Pierre L. - Race and Racism (Book Review)". Population (France). 24 (6): 1228.
• Pitt-Rivers, Julian (1968). "Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective . Pierre L. van den Berghe". American Anthropologist. 70 (4): 775. doi:10.1525/aa.1968.70.4.02a00220.
• Rex, John (January 1972). "Book Reviews: Race and Ethnicity. By PIERRE VAN DEN BERGHE (New York, London, Basic Books, 1970). viii + 312 pp. $7.95 or £3.70". Race & Class. 13 (3). Institute of Race Relations: 367–368. doi:10.1177/030639687201300311. S2CID 144541402.
• "VAN DEN BERGHE: Race and Racism (Book Review)". International Labour Review. 97 (4): 421. 1968.
• "VAN DEN BERGHE: "Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective" (Book Review)". International Affairs 1944-1995. 44 (3): 537. 1968.

External links

• van den Berghe, Pierre L. (1967). Race and Racism: A Comparative Perspective. New York: Wiley.