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Uckfield, Sussex: Historical Review Press, n.d.
280 pages
paperback: $25
The work of a pioneer of eugenics and racial science, The Racial Elements of European History is a treasure-trove of information about the European race from earliest prehistory to the 20th century. The author divides the European race into five sub-races: Nordic, Mediterranean, Dinaric, Alpine, and East Baltic, giving special attention to the Nordic sub-race. The author describes these sub-races in both physical and spiritual terms. He also discusses racial strains from outside of Europe. He examines the roles of genetics, environment, and language in shaping race. Profusely illustrated with 368 portraits and 22 maps.
CONTENTS
1. Remarks on the Term “Race,” on the Determination of Five European Races, and on Skull Measurement
2. The Bodily Characteristics of the European Races
3. The Mental Characteristics of the European Races
4. Racial Strains from Outside Europe
5. Environment, Inheritance, and Racial Mixture
6. The Distribution of the European Races in Europe
7. The European Races in Prehistory
8. The Nordic Race in Prehistory and History
9. The Denordization of Peoples of Romance Speech
10. The Denordization of Peoples of Germanic Speech
11. The Present Day from the Racial Point of View
12. The Nordic Ideal–A Result of the Anthropological View of History
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hans F. K. Günther (1891-1968) was one of Germany’s leading scholars of race and advocates of eugenics.
4 Comments
I’ve always enjoyed Gunther’s writings (historically, as an early feeling around in the racial dark), and taxonomy in general is very interesting.
That being said, our race as a whole is already beset by aliens lodged in the heart of our nations, anti-white govt. body, internal traitors, and a lingering petty nationalism from centuries gone. The last thing we need right now is to inject ‘sub-racialism’ (can I copyright that term?) into an already divided race. “sorry sir, we don’t accept atlanto-mediterranids in our organization. come back when your skull-shape changes.”
Amusing last sentence, Vlad. However, it seems to me that this is just for interesting reading. I don’t know if offering this book for sale would mean injecting sub-racialism© into our sorry race.
I am not that old but I can remember when members of my ethnic group married someone (white) outside of our ethnic group, even if they were equally blonde. There were some raised eyebrows, shall we say.
Well, books like these might help realize that there is enough “diversity” within the White race… we don’t need any further “enrichment” from others, we are rich and “diverse” enough.
Better an Atlanto-Mediterranid than a damn Borreby.