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''Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes'' (''Racial Science of the German People''), is a book written by [[Hans Günther]] and published in 1922.<ref>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 German [[Nazi Party]], [[Adolf Hitler]] was so impressed by the work, that he made it the basis of his [[eugenics]] policy.<ref>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 had gone through six editions by 1926, and by 1945, more than half a million copies had been sold in Germany.<ref>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref>
'''''Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes''''' (English: '''''Racial Science of the German People'''''), is a book written by [[Hans Günther]] and published in 1922.<ref>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 German [[Nazi Party]], [[Adolf Hitler]] was so impressed by the work, that he made it the basis of his [[eugenics]] policy.<ref>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 had gone through six editions by 1926, and by 1945, more than half a million copies had been sold in Germany.<ref>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref>
In the book Günther recognized the Germans as being composed of five Aryan racial subtypes: [[Nordic race|Nordic]], [[Mediterranean race|Mediterranean race]], [[Alpine race|Alpine]], [[East Baltic race|East Baltic]], and [[Dinaric race|Dinaric]], viewing Nordics as being at the top of the racial hierarchy.<ref>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref> 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>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref> He provided photographs of Germans identified as Nordic in places like [[Bedan]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Salzburg]], and [[Schwaben]]; and provided photographs of Germans he identified as Nordic and Mediterranean types, especially in [[Bavaria]] and the Black Forest region of [[Baden]].<ref>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref>
In the book Günther recognized the Germans as being composed of five Aryan racial subtypes: [[Nordic race|Nordic]], [[Mediterranean race|Mediterranean race]], [[Alpine race|Alpine]], [[East Baltic race|East Baltic]], and [[Dinaric race|Dinaric]], viewing Nordics as being at the top of the racial hierarchy.<ref>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref> 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>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref> He provided photographs of Germans identified as Nordic in places like [[Bedan]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Salzburg]], and [[Schwaben]]; and provided photographs of Germans he identified as Nordic and Mediterranean types, especially in [[Bavaria]] and the Black Forest region of [[Baden]].<ref>Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.</ref>

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Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes (English: Racial Science of the German People), is a book written by Hans Günther and published in 1922.[1] The book strongly influenced the racial policy of the German Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler was so impressed by the work, that he made it the basis of his eugenics policy.[2] The book had gone through six editions by 1926, and by 1945, more than half a million copies had been sold in Germany.[3] In the book Günther recognized the Germans as being composed of five Aryan racial subtypes: Nordic, Mediterranean race, Alpine, East Baltic, and Dinaric, viewing Nordics as being at the top of the racial hierarchy.[4] 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.[5] He provided photographs of Germans identified as Nordic in places like Bedan, Stuttgart, Salzburg, and Schwaben; and provided photographs of Germans he identified as Nordic and Mediterranean types, especially in Bavaria and the Black Forest region of Baden.[6]

  1. ^ Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.
  2. ^ Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.
  3. ^ Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.
  4. ^ Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.
  5. ^ Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150.
  6. ^ 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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