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She has served as president of the organization of american historians and as president of the. Occasionally painters argument relies on mere assertion. The name caucasian for white people includes an open genealogy, one originating in the work of a pioneering social scientist, johann friedrich blumenbach. The french edition of the history of white peoplehistoire des blancs, was released january 31, 2019. In addition to her earned doctorate in history from harvard university, she has received honorary doctorates from wesleyan, dartmouth, sunynew paltz, and yale. Request pdf on jan 1, 2010, matt wray and others published the history of white people by nell irvin painter find, read and cite all the research you need. Her most recent book is the history of white people.
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