How much do you know about Claude Lévi-Strauss' Race et Histoire?

• Race et Histoire is a book by Claude Lévi-Strauss, published in 1952.
• It was written as part of a UNESCO campaign against racism.
• The book refutes the racialist theory of Joseph Arthur de Gobineau.
• Lévi-Strauss argues that cultural diversity is greater and richer than we can ever know.
• He refutes the idea of cultural evolutionism and argues that each culture has its own history.
• Lévi-Strauss questions how we judge the value of cultures and argues that progress is not continuous.
• He notes that progress comes from the combination of inventions and the interaction between cultures.
• Lévi-Strauss argues that no culture is alone and that progress is a function of coalition between cultures.
• He argues that communication with other cultures can lead to the negation of one's own originality.
• The book was part of a series of brochures published by UNESCO on the problem of racism.
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Test your knowledge on Claude Lévi-Strauss' book "Race et Histoire" and its refutation of racialist theories. Discover how cultural diversity is richer than we think and how progress is not always continuous. Explore the idea of cultural evolutionism and the importance of interaction between cultures. Take this quiz to delve deeper into Lévi-Strauss' arguments against racism and the value of cultural exchange.