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Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century
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Overview
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century, was written by Dr. Charles King, and published in 2019 by Penguin Random House. King is a professor of International Affairs and Government at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and the author of 10 books, predominantly on the subject of society, government, and culture in Eastern Europe. Gods of the Upper Air is a New York Times bestseller, the recipient of the 2020 Francis Parkman Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times History Prize, and the British Academy’s Al-Rodhan Prize. This guide refers to the 2020 illustrated paperback edition of the book.
Content Warning: This text delves into a historical period during which racist, sexist, and otherwise prejudiced views were pervasive in Western society. This guide contains discussions of these concepts, as well as occasional references to direct commentary expressing such views for the purpose of illustrating the historical reality. Every effort has been made to omit outdated, offensive language while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the subject matter.
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