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The passing of the great race; or, The racial basis of European historyMadison Grant

The passing of the great race; or, The racial basis of European history

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Original author: Madison Grant

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"The Passing of the Great Race; or, The Racial Basis of European History" by Madison Grant is a racist and pseudoscientific book published in 1916. Grant argues for Nordic racial superiority and advocates eugenics, including forced sterilization of those deemed "undesirable." The work divides Europeans into three races and claims Nordic peoples face extinction through immigration and interbreeding. Hitler praised the book as "his Bible," and it influenced Nazi ideology.

The passing of the great race; or, The racial basis of European history, by Madison Grant. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #68185.

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33 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface554 words
  2. 2.Preface: To Second Edition720 words
  3. 3.Introduction1,407 words
  4. 4.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (1)8,738 words
  5. 5.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (2)8,847 words
  6. 6.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (3)8,643 words
  7. 7.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (4)8,885 words
  8. 8.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (5)7,097 words
  9. 9.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (6)8,948 words
  10. 10.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (7)8,834 words
  11. 11.Introduction: To the Fourth Revised Edition (8)2,930 words
  12. 12.Appendix3,688 words
  13. 13.Chapter I: Race and Democracy272 words
  14. 14.Chapter II: The Physical Basis of Race2,725 words
  15. 15.Chapter V: Race, Language and Nationality893 words
  16. 16.Chapter VI: Race and Language1,054 words
  17. 17.Chapter VII: The European Races in Colonies1,623 words
  1. 18.Chapter I: Eolithic Man619 words
  2. 19.Chapter II: Paleolithic Man1,874 words
  3. 20.Chapter III: The Neolithic and Bronze Ages7,535 words
  4. 21.Chapter IV: The Alpine Race5,282 words
  5. 22.Chapter V: The Mediterranean Race4,569 words
  6. 23.Chapter VI: The Nordic Race2,767 words
  7. 24.Chapter VII: Teutonic Europe494 words
  8. 25.Chapter VIII: The Expansion of the Nordics3,330 words
  9. 26.Chapter IX: The Nordic Fatherland1,198 words
  10. 27.Chapter X: The Nordic Race Outside of Europe2,097 words
  11. 28.Chapter XI: Racial Aptitudes1,703 words
  12. 29.Chapter XII: Arya2,528 words
  13. 30.Chapter XIII: Origin of the Aryan Languages3,621 words
  14. 31.Chapter XIV: The Aryan Language in Asia5,310 words
  15. 32.Part I: “The Scope of the Committee’s Work.” Part II. “The Legal, (1)7,081 words
  16. 33.Part I: “The Scope of the Committee’s Work.” Part II. “The Legal, (2)4,707 words