From "Nation to "Race": The Origin of Racial Classification in Eighteenth-Century Thought

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People are paying more and more attention to the importance of pedigrees to racial concepts. See Nicholas Hudson's "Origin of Ethnographic Classification in the Thought of the 18th Century", "The Origin of Ethnographic Classification in the Studies of the 18th Century", María Elena Martínez and Guillaume Aubert of 1996 "Blood of the Blood and Society". "(WMQ 2004) Spear, Getz, Harvey is based on this insight The concept of the Origin of Native American, the origin of the American Indian of Lee Eldridge, Huddleston: European concept, 1492-1729 (1967) is unparalleled 51

Europeans established and used a racial classification system to manage their conquest, slavery and colonization. By the 18th century economic, political and social resources were dispersed along race and ethnic groups, and a racial classification system was firmly established. Race has been established as a "legitimate" identity and the state regulates all aspects of personal life. In countries such as the United States and South Africa, where people can live and go to school by person's racial classification, whether the person can be married, whether the person can have the elected position Whether or not which occupation is appropriate will be decided. In other words, every aspect of human economy, intimacy, social and political life is divided by race.

It is different from a person with different colors. Philip C. Wander, Judith N. Martin, Thomas K. Nakayama's "Ethnic Classification Roots" shows the beginning of racial discrimination. Since the 18th century scientists have tried to demonstrate differences between races biologically in various ways. "During this period, scientific research was developed by zoologists and physiological anthropologists by systematically measuring and describing differences in hair texture, skin color, average height and brain ability in various ethnic groups We expanded the classification of humans "(Wander), Nakayama, Martin), p. 30). This indicates that quotations mean separation of race and that past scientists, especially American scientists, have derived white advantage based on facts such as the size of the skull and the size of the skull I will. . The point removed from this essay is that our past is full of race discrimination, many people believe