In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first time and translated into English, these early documents of scientific racism lay bare the Enlightenment origins of the phantom of racial hierarchy. Publisher: Harvard University Press Illustration(s): 21 photos, 1 table Number of pages: 320 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 167 x 242 x 35 Cover type: Hardback Editor(s): Andrew S. Curran