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''Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes'' (English: ''Racial Science of the German People''), is a book written by German race researcher and 
In the book, Günther recognizes the Germans as being composed of five racial subtypes: Nordic,
Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes at Archive.org
(various formats available) {{Authority control German books Early Nazism (–1933) Books about race and ethnicity 1922 non-fiction books
Nazi Party
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member Hans Günther and published in 1922.Anne Maxwell. Picture Imperfect: Photography and Eugenics, 1870-1940. Eastbourne, England: UK; Portland, Oregon, USA: SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, 2008, 2010. P. 150. The book strongly influenced the racial policy of the Nazi Party; Adolf Hitler
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was so impressed by the work that he made it the basis of his eugenics
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policy. The book had gone through six editions by 1926, and by 1945, more than half a million copies had been sold in Germany.
In the book, Günther recognizes the Germans as being composed of five racial subtypes: Nordic, Mediterranean
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, Alpine
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, East Baltic, and Dinaric, viewing Nordics as being at the top of the racial hierarchy. He defines each racial subtype according to general physical appearance and their psychological qualities including their "racial soul" - referring to their emotional traits and religious beliefs, and provides detailed information on their hair, eye and skin colors and facial structure. He provides photographs of Germans identified as Nordic in places like Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
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, Stuttgart
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, Salzburg
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, and Schwaben
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, and photographs of Germans he identifies as belonging to the Alpine and Mediterranean types, especially in Vorarlberg
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, Bavaria
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, and the Black Forest region of Baden
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History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden is ...
.
References
External links
Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes at Archive.org
(various formats available) {{Authority control German books Early Nazism (–1933) Books about race and ethnicity 1922 non-fiction books