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As ethnic and religious nationalism rises around the world race science is experiencing a revival fuelled by the misuse of data by politically motivated groups. The story of who humans are and how we evolved is being rewritten to suit their agendas. Even well-intentioned scientists through their unconscious use of old-fashioned categories betray their suspicion that race has some basis in biology. In truth it is no more real than it was hundreds of years ago when our racial and caste hierarchies were invented and hardened by those in power Superior award-winning author Angela Saini explores the concept of race from its origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists anthropologists historians and social scientists from across the globe Superior is a rigorous much-needed examination of the insidious and destructive nature of race science.A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR