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University Press of Hawaii
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Well worth a read) 『This book was not quite what I expected.
Stoddard's work, alongside that of Madison Grant, is frequently cited as planting the banner of Scientific Racism in the United States. Consequently, the tone of the book quite surprised me.
Racism ======
To what extent was Stoddard a racist?
To answer this question we need that seldom-found thing, a definition of racism that withstands more than momentary scrutiny. Thomas Sowell provides a useful one [1]:
' "Racism" is a term not only used very loosely by many, but also a term for which a more precise definition is not easy to achieve. In various usages, the term applies to the ideas of (1) those who have an animosity to those of another race, (2) those who believe that people of another race are genetically inferior, (3) those who believe in discriminating against people of another race, out of sheer self-interest, and (4) those who believe that people of another race or ethnic group are less capable, or have other undesirable traits, as of a given time, even if for non-genetic reasons. Those who believe all these things at the same time provide the clearest examples of racism. But all four notions need not go together and often do not.'
Stoddard doesn't seem to belong in categories (2) or (4): for instance, consider the following:
`Certainly no one has ever denied the Chinaman's extraordinary economic efficiency. Winnowed by ages of grim elimination in a land populated to the uttermost limits of subsistence, the Chinese race is selected as no other for survival under the fieriest conditions of economic stress. At home the average Chinese lives his whole life literally within a hand's breadth of starvation. Accordingly, when removed to the easier environment of other lands, the Chinaman brings with him a working capacity which simply appalls his competitors.'
It's true that the ravings of Madison Grant's preface to the present book would not seem out of place in Mein Kampf -- indeed, Grant's The Passing of the Great Race was the first non-German book ordered to be reprinted by the Nazis when they took power in Germany, and Adolf Hitler wrote to Grant, "The book is my Bible".
By contrast, however, Stoddard himself seems quite rational.
Stoddard's Thesis =============
Stoddard's thesis can be simply stated, and indeed is so stated by him:
`Wherever the white man goes he attempts to impose the bases of his ordered civilization. He puts down tribal war, he wages endless combat against epidemic disease, and he so improves communications that augmented and better food supplies minimize the blight of famine. In response to these life-saving activities the enormous death-rate which in the past has kept the colored races from excessive multiplication is falling to proportions comparable with the death-rate of white countries. But to lower the colored world's prodigious birth-rate is quite another matter. The consequence is a portentous increase of population in nearly every portion of the colored world now under white political sway. In fact, even those colored countries which have maintained their independence, such as China and Japan, are adopting the white man's life-conserving methods and are experiencing the same accelerated increase of population.
Now what must be the inevitable result of all this? It can mean only one thing: a tremendous and steadily augmenting outward thrust of surplus colored men from overcrowded colored homelands. Remember that those homelands are already populated up to the available limit of subsistence. Of course present limits can in many cases be pushed back by better living conditions, improved agriculture, and the rise of modern machine industry such as is already underway in Japan. Nevertheless, in view of the tremendous population increases which must occur, these can only be palliatives. Where, then, should the congested colored world tend to pour its accumulating human surplus, inexorably condemned to emigrate or starve? The answer is: into those emptier regions of the earth under white political control.'
Presumably Stoddard feels this to be a Bad Thing (otherwise why write the book?), but unless I've missed it, he doesn't actually say so. Possibly he thinks it's so obvious it doesn't need saying. Again, if he bears any animosity to the nonwhite races (by which I mean wishing them ill), I must have missed where he says so. Stoddard, then, presumably belongs in Sowell's category (3).
Of course, the bit about minimizing the blight of famine would have enchanted those who had to deal with (for example) the results of the British East India Company's replacement of Bengali subsistence crops with opium; but unfortunately they're unavailable for comment. Whether Stoddard was unaware of things like this (he had a Ph.D. in History) or simply chose to ignore them is not clear. But he is disarmingly frank about other matters that have since been swept under the carpet, some not without topical relevance:
"At Versailles the European Powers showed unequivocally that they had no intention of relaxing their hold upon the Near and Middle East. By a number of secret treaties negotiated during the war the Ottoman Empire had been virtually partitioned between the victorious Allies, and these secret treaties formed the basis of the Versailles settlement. [...]
But there was another side to the shield. During the war years the Allied statesmen had officially proclaimed times without number that the war was being fought to establish a new world-order based on such principles as the rights of small nations and the liberty of all peoples. These pronouncements had been treasured and memorized throughout the East. When, therefore, the East saw a peace settlement based, not upon these high professions, but upon the imperialistic secret treaties, it was fired with a moral indignation and a sense of outraged justice never known before.'
Summary =======
In short, whatever you think of the author's assumptions and stance, this book is both historically important and very interesting to read.
References ========
[1] Sowell, Thomas (1998) Conquests and Cultures. (Basic, ISBN 0-465-01399-6)』
(A good reproduction, but...) 『...the maps included in this edition are small and gray-scale. The overall quality of this edition is, however, quite good. On the book itself, it's a valuable historical primary source, and complements very well Madison Grant's "Passing of the Great Race".』
(Startlingly Accurate Potrayal of The Future of The White Race In 1920) 『This book was an amazingly accurate prediction of how the white race would be overthrown and eventually bred out by colored stocks in the near future, and this was written in 1920. Today nearly all of Stoddard's predictions have come true. This book should be compared to Madison Grant's The Passing of The Great Race, a work that also warned of the dangers of non-white immigration but an a much local basis and not nearly as prophetic. The book to which this one is most similar, however, is actually Pat Buchanan's The Death of The West. Compare the three just mentioned and write a review yourself.』 『A reprint of a 1920 classic surveying the world racial situation after World War I and warning of the coming non-White population explosion. "The world-wide struggle between the primary races of mankind...bids fair to be the fundamental problem of the 20th century, and...perhaps the future."
Lothrop Stoddard was regarded as an expert on demographics in his day. Stoddard's arguments were once taken seriously by the American establishment and President Warren G. Harding publicly praised this book at a public speech on 26 October 1922.
The introduction to this book was written by Madison Grant, Chairman of the New York Zoological Society, and Trustee of the American Museum of Natural History.
A Harvard Ph.D in history, Lothrop Stoddard was the author of "The Revolt Against Civilization," "The French Revolution in San Domingo," and other works that played a key role in the enactment of America's 1924 immigration act. Margaret Sanger appointed Lothrop Stoddard as a board member of the Birth Control League (the forerunner of Planned Parenthood).
This work is important original source material for historians and scholarly researchers.』
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Hal Leonard Corporation
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Our piano/vocal folio features 13 songs from the Oprah Winfrey-produced Broadway adaptation of the powerful Alice Walker novel. Includes: The Color Purple * Hell No! * Mysterious Ways * Push Da Button * Too Beautiful for Words * What About Love? * and more. The arrangements are standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part.』
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Dover Publications
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (angels angels and more angels) 『I have a friend who is a web designer, and she uses the nickname angel. So I was delighted when I came across this CD Rom and now have the perfect gift for xmas (she knows so not spoiling!) There 100s of full colour angels in a large "paper-doll' size book. The images from Victorian Angels and they are gorgeous full colour depictions. This image are HUGE, approximately 800x1500 pixels is average size, in TIF format, perfect for web designs or for use in more personal graphics just as a web page or "siggies".
All are open CD ROM, too, so no bother with scanning them. They are Permission free use, so there is no limit but you imagination and you talent. Nothing to install, you can just open the file from your CD Rom Dive and access the images directly. Great for Paint Shop Pro use.
Great for web designers, graphics mavens, and the perfect gift for anyone who loves angels』 『
Heavenly images, selected from rare, vintage publications and abounding in old-fashioned charm, depict angels and cherubs tending sheep, playing musical instruments, in attitudes of prayer, and in other appealing poses. 307 illustrations for commercial artists, designers, and craftworkers.
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Anchor
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Short and Sweet.) 『This book lives up to it promise. If you want to know about this topic in the condensed form and still learn something new, read it.』
(Good Book) 『The Color Complex is a very good book. I learned about a whole world of pain and color hierarchy that exists in the African-American community. Very insightful.』
(hatred of light skin blacks in Philly) 『This book is mostly about hatred of darker skin blacks and preference of light skin blacks.There's a chapter about interracial dating that has nothing to do with colorism.I'm black and light(yellow)skin.I had lived in Philadelphia(ninth- poorest US city,blacks are the majority) for many years.In Philadelphia many brown and dark skin black young adults prefer brown and dark skin blacks.I lived in cities that weren't like this.My light(yellow)skin and my brown skin black young adult cousins lived in some zipcodes in Phily that have many sex offenders and none of the black men would date my light skin cousin and many wanted to date my brown skin cousin.There are few light(yellow)skin and brown or dark skin black young adult couples in Philly.』
(Jack and Jill) 『1. Classic. 2. A JackandJill-US.com must-have. 3. Inside the black upper class.』
(Great to do Business with.) 『Very reliable,fast services,no delays and you can trust their services.』 『A courageous, humane, and provocative examination of how differences in color and features among African Americans have played and continue to play a role in their professional lives, friendships, romances, and families.』
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Usborne Books
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Very young children will love spotting and naming all the familiar objects and animals in this bright and lively book, from a big blue tractor to a little orange fish. 9 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches. 18 pages.』
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Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Excellent) 『This book is great for teaching kids about colors. My 2 year old loves it and after only 2 weeks of reading this book at bed time, she is starting to recite the story with me as I read it. Yes, we read this book every night. I wish she would mix it up some, but it is one of her top 3 books right now.』
(Backyardigans Rule) 『My grandson loves anything backyardigans so I had to buy this book. It's small enough to fit in a diaper bag very colorful and there are enough details in the pictures that you can sit and point things out. Great for when you are stuck waiting someplace.』
(A Truly Colorful Backyardigans Adventure) 『"Jungle Colors" is a simple but fun board-book featuring your backyard friends, The Backyardigans. In this book, the Backyardigans are on a jungle adventure, much like some of the ones seen on TV. But this jungle adventure is especially colorful. They encounter various colors as they make their journey, from brown to fabulous red rubies.
The colors are bright and cheerful. The illustrations go well with the fairly simply text. A nice book for basic learning about colors or for Backyardigans fans.This is a "Super Chubby" board-book by Simon Spotlight. That means that the front and back covers have a sort of squishy feel to them and the book won't easily slip out of little kids' hands.』
(A Colorful Adventure) 『Jungle Colors, feauring the Backyardigans, is a fun adventure. The Backyardigans explore the jungle, and the colors brown, purple, blue, white, yellow, green, black, orange, pink, red and gray. The book is well made and sturdy, a fun read for both adult and child.』
(great little book!) 『I can rarely find Backyardigans merchandise for my son who just loves these guys! This book is really colorful and he just adores it! I highly recommend it for all Backyardigan fans!』 『Join the Backyardigans on their colorful jungle adventure!』
IPhone 3G used's review (If you like red&white or blue&white) 『Beautiful book, great two color quilts, but can easily be adapted to lots of color, Better Homes&Garden always has great books, I've never been disappointed with any of their quilting or decorating books.』 『Striking photos showcase some of the best-known traditional two-color quilt patterns.
Various styles, each presented in stunning two-color combinations, inspire quilters of diverse tastes.
Each full-size pattern gives step-by-step instructions, the quilt schematic, and yardage requirements, making it easy to create and customize.
Includes helpful tips that ensure success—even for beginners.』
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Dover Publications
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (I have the big green one and a 1930's edition of the Textbook) 『I agree that the "big green" edition is a bit more ponderous, but found it helpful to have a frame of reference from an academic that I found thoughtful in ways and not so much in other ways. The original textbook, mine was a college library copy so it's in pretty rough shape, has the essence of Dow's approach to teaching design and has some nice color images that I am sure were added during binding. If this version is a replication of the original textbook, it should be well worth purchasing. I find it an interesting comparison to the extremely long and involved textbook I use in my design classes. cheeres, bill b.』
(Not worth buying) 『This product is not really worth the money. It is, in many places, just a copy of Dow's other book on Notan -- same info, same pictures, same exercises. Buy one or the other of his two book - not both. If you already only his NOTAN book pass this up. If you are choosing between the two -- the addition of color makes this one a better choice over the former.』
(Finally, the right edition of this classic) 『A simple reproduction of the classic work.
This is the book Georgia O'keeffe so highly recommended, not the bloated green-covered edition from the University of California press with the hideous *61* pages of useless introduction.』
(Has anyone tried this new edition yet?) 『Sorry to enter an non-review of this latest edition of Dow's book (this is more applicable to the '97 edition) but I've been waiting to see if anyone has seen this new edition of what has the potential to be a very good book (however the old edition is terrible).
I have a copy of the 1997 edition by California press (see its reviews here on Amazon). I have all the same complaints as the other reviewers - a very long-winded and essentially useless introduction that's almost longer than the book itself; terrible binding which started to fall apart from the first day I got the brand new book (and every time I touch the book, it falls apart even more); terrible, blurry illustrations; heavy paper and just overall 'don't read me' type of feel.
Dow's book has a ton of useful information about design and composition but I just have a hard time holding onto it or reading it than for more than a few minutes (I've owned the book for over 3 years now and bought it after visiting the O'Keeffe museum in santa fe and reading about Georgia O'Keeffe raving about Dow's book and how much it helped her composition skills.) And since you really need to read this book and do the exercises in it to benefit from it, my desire to absorb the information via osmosis has proved, to date, fruitless.
So, I'd really like to order a better copy which I can actually tolerate holding and reading (which this new edition may or may not be) but don't want a repeat of the same problems as the '97 edition. If you've seen this book in person or own it, please review it here. Thanks!』 『
A mentor to Georgia O'Keeffe, Dow literally "wrote the book" on composition. First published in 1899, this manual influenced generations of teachers and students. Relevant to all of the visual arts, it employs a workbook format to impart principles regarding harmonic relations between lines, color, and dark and light patterns.
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Saunders
Usually ships in 24 hours 『The perfect emergency procedures package--buy both and save! Roberts&Hedges has become the standard in emergency procedures for both children and adults. Each chapter explores the full range of issues surrounding a clinical procedure, including indications and contraindications, equipment, technique, interpretation, complications, and more. And, you'll turn to Dr. Custalow's new book day after day for visual step-by-step guidance. You'll find color anatomical drawings of each procedure paired with full-color photographs that provide a realistic clinical view of the identical anatomy.』
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