{"id":26843,"title":"Hans F. K. Günther, Rassenkunde Europas","dimensions":"16.2 x 22.9 x 16 cm","date_begin":"1926-01-01","material":"paper, ink","art_status_id":48,"legal_status_id":84,"category_id":26,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA,  Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"Monoculture Nazi Eugenetics Eugenetica","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":17,"permalink":"rassenkunde-europas","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/077/173/medium_500/Image00010.jpg?1645787467","cached_actor_names":"","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Book","nl":"Boek","fr":"Livre"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/077/173/large/Image00010.jpg?1645787467","poster_credits":"© scan: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000066\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans F. K. G\u0026uuml;nther, \u003cem\u003eThe Racial Elements of European History\u003c/em\u003e,1926\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nPublished by J. F. Lehmanns Verlag\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nFirst edition\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nCollection M HKA, Antwerp\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nHans Friedrich Karl G\u0026uuml;nther (1891-1968) was a linguist by training. Although he did not have any background in anthropology or eugenics, publisher J.F. Lehmann commissioned him in the 1920s to write popular science books on the theme of race. His books were intended for the general public, yet dismissed as unscientific by several scientists. Nevertheless, they had an important influence on Adolf Hitler\u0026#39;s racist theories. In the early 1930s, G\u0026uuml;nther was appointed professor of anthropology at the University of Jena by the local Nazi administration, and both Hitler and Hermann G\u0026ouml;ring attended his inaugural address. He was the only racial theorist to join the party before the Nazis came to power in 1933, and was nicknamed \u0026#39;Rassen-G\u0026uuml;nther\u0026#39; and \u0026#39;Rassenpapst\u0026#39; (race pope) in those circles. Driven by the idea that \u0026ldquo;a race shows itself in a human group which is marked off from every other human group through its own proper combination of bodily and mental characteristics, and in turn produces only its like\u0026rdquo;, G\u0026uuml;nther provides an overview of five different European races, describes their physical and mental characteristics, and emphasises a crucial role played by the Nordic subgroup. He comes up with a conclusion that North Western Europe is the original cradle of the Nordic race. Extensive visual material highlights racial types and historical events. After World War II, G\u0026uuml;nther was imprisoned for three years. He was released without charge and even continued to publish on eugenics and race.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Racial Elements of European History\u003c/em\u003e was suppressed after the War, but has become available again today, listed as Ethnological study.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000066\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans F. K. G\u0026uuml;nther, \u003cem\u003eThe Racial Elements of European History\u003c/em\u003e,1926\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nPublished by J. F. Lehmanns Verlag\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nFirst edition\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nCollection M HKA, Antwerp\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHans Friedrich Karl G\u0026uuml;nther (1891-1968) was lingu\u0026iuml;st van opleiding. Hoewel hij geen achtergrond had in antropologie of eugenetica, gaf uitgever J.F. Lehmann hem in de jaren twintig de opdracht om populairwetenschappelijke boeken over het thema ras te schrijven. Zijn boeken waren bedoeld voor het grote publiek en werden door verschillende wetenschappers verworpen als onwetenschappelijk. Niettemin hadden ze een belangrijke invloed op de racistische theorie\u0026euml;n van Adolf Hitler. Begin jaren 1930 werd G\u0026uuml;nther door de plaatselijke nazi-administratie benoemd tot hoogleraar antropologie aan de Universiteit van Jena, en zowel Hitler als G\u0026ouml;ring woonden zijn inaugurele rede bij. Hij was de enige racistische theoreticus die zich bij de partij aansloot alvorens de nazi\u0026#39;s in 1933 aan de macht kwamen, en hij kreeg in die kringen de bijnaam \u0026#39;Rassen-G\u0026uuml;nther\u0026#39; en \u0026#39;Rassenpapst\u0026#39;. Gedreven door het idee dat \u0026ldquo;een ras zich toont binnen een menselijke groep die van elke andere menselijke groep wordt afgegrensd door zijn eigen combinatie van lichamelijke en mentale kenmerken, en op zijn beurt alleen zijn eigen soort produceert,\u0026rdquo; geeft G\u0026uuml;nther een overzicht van vijf verschillende Europese \u0026lsquo;rassen\u0026rsquo;. Hij beschrijft hun fysieke en mentale kenmerken en benadrukt de cruciale rol die de \u0026lsquo;noordse\u0026rsquo; subgroep speelt. G\u0026uuml;nther komt tot de conclusie dat Noordwest-Europa de oorspronkelijke bakermat is van het \u0026lsquo;noordse ras\u0026rsquo;. Uitgebreid beeldmateriaal belicht raciale typen en historische gebeurtenissen. Na WOII werd G\u0026uuml;nther veroordeeld tot drie jaar gevangenis, maar de aanklacht werd ingetrokken, hij werd vrijgelaten en bleef zelfs publiceren over eugenetica en ras. Na de oorlog werd \u003cem\u003eRassenkunde Europas\u003c/em\u003e verboden, maar het boek is tegenwoordig opnieuw beschikbaar onder de noemer \u0026#39;etnologische studie\u0026#39;.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000066\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans F. K. G\u0026uuml;nther, \u003cem\u003eThe Racial Elements of European History\u003c/em\u003e,1926\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nPublished by J. F. Lehmanns Verlag\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nFirst edition\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nCollection M HKA, Antwerp\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[]}