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Smart Jews : the construction of the image of Jewish superior intelligence / Sander L. Gilman.

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Smart Jews addresses one of the most controversial theories of our day: the alleged connection between race (or ethnicity), intelligence, and virtue. Sander L. Gilman shows that such theories have a long, disturbing history. He examines a wide range of texts - scientific treatises, novels, films, ph...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author: Gilman, Sander L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ℗♭1996.
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Jews > Intelligence levels > Public opinion.
Jews > Public opinion.
Jews > Intellectual life.

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