{"product_id":"romans-and-blacks-routledge-revivals","title":"Romans and Blacks (Routledge Revivals)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Romans and Blacks (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback, 266 pages) – Routledge, 2015. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eRoman literature seems to provide plenty of instances of contempt towards foreign or black individuals, but it is an untenable assumption that such distaste amounts to a racist attitude, particularly considering how elusive the definitions of ‘race’ and ‘racism’ are. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking extensive use of developments in sociological theory and psychology, Romans and Blacks, first published in 1989, presents an innovative and illuminating picture of black-white relations in Roman society. It is argued that ‘race’ as a somatic identification that entails permanent and genetically transmitted social disabilities was absent, and that the main deference-entitling distinctions in the Roman world were socio-cultural rather than somatic. Therefore, Professor Thompson concludes, references to black skins and negroid features should be interpreted in aesthetic terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging study brings welcome clarity to the discussion of blacks in the Roman world, and is valuable for all students of race relations as well as classicists and historians. \u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   About the Author   Lloyd Thompson                                           ","brand":"Lloyd A. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069015347434,"sku":"9780415749954","price":76.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/610CcOKZf6L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781196608","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/romans-and-blacks-routledge-revivals","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}