Anthropology at War
World War I and the Science of Race in Germany
- Contents
- Review Quotes

List of Abbreviations
List of Illustrations
INTRODUCTION
TWO / The Meaning of Race: The Liberal Paradigm in Prewar German Anthropology
THREE / Nationalism and Mobilization in Wartime Anthropology, 1914–18
FOUR / “Among Foreign Peoples”: Racial Studies of POWs during World War I
FIVE / Capturing Race: Anthropology and Photography in POW Camps during World War I
SIX / Anthropology in the Aftermath: Rassenkunde, Racial Hygiene, and the End of the Liberal Tradition
CONCLUSION
Notes
Bibliography
Index
“Evans not only offers an explanation for the key transition in the history of German anthropology—from a beacon of liberal science in the late nineteenth century to a vehicle of Nazi propaganda—he also presents the most comprehensive history of the discipline available to date. Even beyond this impressive scholarly work, Evans has made a real conceptual contribution to the history of science, correcting the dominant view of the relation between science and politics. Anthropology at War is a truly major achievement and a genuine pleasure to read.”
“Evans situates his historical actors in multiple contexts: as members of the international population of anthropologists, as members of the community of German scientists, as members of sub-disciplines within anthropology, and as members of successive generations of German citizens. Joining the qualities of accessibility and originality, his book provides a thoroughly convincing account of German anthropology’s turn away from the liberal convictions of its nineteenth-century founders.”
Anthropology: Cultural and Social Anthropology
History: European History | Military History
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