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'''''Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes''''' (English: '''''Racial Science of the German People'''''), is a book written by German race researcher and [[Nazi Party]] member [[Hans F. K. Günther|Hans Günther]] and published in 1922.<ref name=autogenerated1>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref> The book strongly influenced the racial policy of Nazi Party; [[Adolf Hitler]] was so impressed by the work, that he made it the basis of his [[eugenics]] policy.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The book had gone through six editions by 1926, and by 1945, more than half a million copies had been sold in Germany.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
'''''Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes''''' (English: '''''Racial Science of the German People'''''), is a book written by German race researcher and [[Nazi Party]] member [[Hans F. K. Günther|Hans Günther]] and published in 1922.<ref name=autogenerated1>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref> The book strongly influenced the racial policy of the Nazi Party; [[Adolf Hitler]] was so impressed by the work that he made it the basis of his [[eugenics]] policy.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The book had gone through six editions by 1926, and by 1945, more than half a million copies had been sold in Germany.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0912-500, Prof. Hans Günther.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Hans Günther, author of the book.]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0912-500, Prof. Hans Günther.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Hans Günther, author of the book.]]
In the book, Günther recognizes the Germans as being composed of five Aryan racial subtypes: [[Nordic race|Nordic]], [[Mediterranean race|Mediterranean]], [[Alpine race|Alpine]], [[East Baltic race|East Baltic]], and [[Dinaric race|Dinaric]], viewing Nordics as being at the top of the racial hierarchy.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He defined each racial subtype according to general physical appearance and their psychological qualities including their "racial soul" - referring to their emotional traits and religious beliefs, and provided detailed information on their hair, eye, and skin colours, facial structure.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He provided photographs of Germans identified as Nordic in places like [[Bedan]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Salzburg]], and [[Schwaben]]; and provided photographs of Germans he identified as Alpine and Mediterranean types, especially in [[Vorarlberg]], [[Bavaria]], and the Black Forest region of [[Baden]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />
In the book, Günther recognizes the Germans as being composed of five racial subtypes: [[Nordic race|Nordic]], [[Mediterranean race|Mediterranean]], [[Alpine race|Alpine]], [[East Baltic race|East Baltic]], and [[Dinaric race|Dinaric]], viewing Nordics as being at the top of the racial hierarchy.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He defines each racial subtype according to general physical appearance and their psychological qualities including their "racial soul" - referring to their emotional traits and religious beliefs, and provides detailed information on their hair, eye and skin colors and facial structure.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He provides photographs of Germans identified as Nordic in places like [[Baden]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Salzburg]], and [[Schwaben]], and photographs of Germans he identifies as belonging to the Alpine and Mediterranean types, especially in [[Vorarlberg]], [[Bavaria]], and the Black Forest region of [[Baden]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />
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==External links==

* [https://archive.org/details/rassenkundedesd00gngoog Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes at Archive.org] (various formats available)

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Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes (English: Racial Science of the German People), is a book written by German race researcher and Nazi Party member Hans Günther and published in 1922.[1] The book strongly influenced the racial policy of the Nazi Party; Adolf Hitler was so impressed by the work that he made it the basis of his eugenics policy.[1] The book had gone through six editions by 1926, and by 1945, more than half a million copies had been sold in Germany.[1]

Hans Günther, author of the book.

In the book, Günther recognizes the Germans as being composed of five racial subtypes: Nordic, Mediterranean, Alpine, East Baltic, and Dinaric, viewing Nordics as being at the top of the racial hierarchy.[1] He defines each racial subtype according to general physical appearance and their psychological qualities including their "racial soul" - referring to their emotional traits and religious beliefs, and provides detailed information on their hair, eye and skin colors and facial structure.[1] He provides photographs of Germans identified as Nordic in places like Baden, Stuttgart, Salzburg, and Schwaben, and photographs of Germans he identifies as belonging to the Alpine and Mediterranean types, especially in Vorarlberg, Bavaria, and the Black Forest region of Baden.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.

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