PRAISE FOR
‘Excellent! In Skin Deep, Gavin Evans lucidly and comprehensively demolishes the rationale and evidence of the so-called “race science” employed by some of our most privileged and respected scholars. He exposes their persistent use of dubious arguments, based on environmentally-influenced measures such as IQ. This book is overdue.’
Stephen Oppenheimer, author of
Out of Eden: The Peopling of the World
and The Origins of the British
‘Well-researched and richly rewarding, Skin Deep methodically dismantles the quackery and junk science that seeks to justify economic inequality by appeals to racial difference. Given the insidious rise of pseudoscientific racism, Skin Deep is timely and urgent, its patient scholarship a fine antidote to the quackocracy’s shrill rhetoric. In this spirit it will appeal to readers who enjoyed Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science and I Think You’ll Find It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That.’
Robert Newman, comedian and author
‘This book contains a wealth of information, old and new, about race and its underlying genetics. Everyone interested in the distinction between knowledge and prejudice in this sensitive and challenging subject should read it.’
Jonathan Bard, author of Principles of Evolution