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Skin Deep: Journeys in the Divisive Science of Race
Written by Gavin Evans
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This book takes a look at race-based studies of intelligence and lays out new discoveries in genetics and other sciences to unearth the truth about our shared pasts.
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Gavin Evans
Gavin Evans is an experienced author, speaker, and marathon runner who has become intensely involved in the anti-apartheid struggle. After studying economic history and law, he completed a doctorate in political studies and now writes extensively on race and racism and lectures at the University of London, Birkbeck.
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