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An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races

19th century racist work of Arthur de Gobineau
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An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races

Summary

An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races authored Arthur de Gobineau[3].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's genre is essay[5].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's language of work or name is recorded as French[6].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's has edition or translation is recorded as The Inequality of Human Races[7].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's has edition or translation is recorded as Q106570291[8].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's main subject is scientific racism[9].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's work available at URL is recorded as http://classiques.uqac.ca/classiques/gobineau/essai_inegalite_races/essai_inegalite_races.html[10].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's work available at URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/inequalityofhuma00gobi[11].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Essai sur l'inégalité des races humaines"}[12].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's derivative work is recorded as The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century[13].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races authored Arthur de Gobineau[3].

Publication

An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's language of work or name is recorded as French[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races's main subject is scientific racism[9].

Why It Matters

An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Arthur de Gobineau literary work public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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