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Overview: Der Rassismus ist und bleibt ein aktuelles Thema. Der Umstand, dass in der Reihe „C.H. Beck Wissen“ nun eine knappe und preiswerte Übersichtsdarstellung seiner Geschichte erschienen ist, bedarf somit keiner weiteren Begründung. Das Buch des Koblenzer Juniorprofessors Christian Geulen folgt dabei denjenigen Überblickswerken, die sich nicht auf die Moderne beschränken, sondern auf der Suche nach rassistischen Diskursen und Praktiken einen weiter zurückreichenden, wenn auch eurozentrischen Zugriff wagen.In der Einführung befasst sich Geulen mit der Problematik einer Definition des Rassismusbegriffs und verwirft Begriffsbestimmungen, die den Rassismus als Weltbild betrachten, wie auch solche, die ihn als Erklärung für radikale und gewalttätige Praktiken heranziehen, als „Leerformeln“. Demgegenüber sei es „sinnvoller, den Rassismus nüchtern und zugleich genauer als einen Versuch zu verstehen, in Zeiten verunsicherter Zugehörigkeit entweder hergebrachte oder aber neue Grenzen von Zugehörigkeit theoretisch zu begründen und praktisch herzustellen“ (S. 11f.). Diese Begriffsbestimmung macht einerseits die Verknüpfung von Diskurs und Praxis zu einem definitorischen Merkmal des Rassismus – und engt diesen damit wesentlich ein –, verzichtet aber andererseits darauf, die Zugehörigkeitskriterien inhaltlich zu bestimmen – womit der Rassismusbegriff umgekehrt beinahe beliebig dehnbar wird. Auf diesen Definitionsversuch folgen Ausführungen zur Begriffsgeschichte von „Rasse“, die sich im Wesentlichen auf Werner Conzes Artikel in den „Geschichtlichen Grundbegriffen“ stützen.Die chronologisch angelegten Kapitel beginnen mit der Antike, für die Geulen die Identitätskonstruktionen bei Griechen und Römern und die Wahrnehmung der „Barbaren“ anhand von Kosellecks Konzept „asymmetrischer Gegenbegriffe“ analysiert und zu dem Schluss gelangt, dass von einer Geburt des Rassismus aus dem Geiste der Antike keine Rede sein könne. Auf das altindische Kastenwesen, das etwa Imanuel Geiss in seinem Überblickswerk als wichtigen Teil der „weiteren Vorgeschichte“ des Rassismus behandelte[1], weist Geulen nicht hin. Für das Mittelalter sieht er sodann ein Fortwirken der asymmetrischen Weltwahrnehmung, wobei an die Stelle der „Barbaren“ die Nicht-Christen getreten seien.Entscheidend für die Herausbildung des Rassenbegriffs waren dann vier Umwälzungen des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts, nämlich die europäische Expansion, die Reformation, die Innovation des Buchdrucks und die Herausbildung einer sich von der Theologie emanzipierenden Wissenschaft. Hinzu kam der Abschluss der „Reconquista“ in Spanien, in deren Endphase sich das Konzept der „limpieza de sangre“ („Reinheit des Blutes“) herausbildete, das die Möglichkeit der Konversion als Zutritt zur Mehrheitsgesellschaft konterkarierte. Der Beitrag der europäischen Expansion zur Geschichte des Rassismus lag primär in der Institution der transatlantischen Sklaverei – deren „endgültiges“ Ende Geulen fälschlicherweise bereits mit dem Sezessionskrieg und nicht erst mit der zwei Jahrzehnte später erfolgten Emanzipation in Brasilien und auf Kuba ansetzt (S. 42) –, während sich die entstehende Wissenschaft im Bemühen, das wachsende Wissen über fremde Länder und Menschen zu ordnen, zunehmend des Rassenbegriffs bediente.Der Abschnitt über das 18. Jahrhundert und die Aufklärung startet mit Henri de Boulainvilliers’ 1727 formulierter Vorstellung, dass in Frankreich Adel und Volk zwei völlig getrennte Rassen seien. Damit, so Geulen, war die Idee eines ewigen Kampfes zwischen antagonistischen Großgruppen geboren, die in den modernen Weltdeutungen immer wieder aufgegriffen wurde. Als für die Geschichte des modernen Rassismus wesentliche Entwicklungen sieht Geulen sodann den Übergang vom Denken in asymmetrischen Gegensatzpaaren zu einem auf den Menschheitsbegriff fokussierenden radikalen Universalismus, bei dessen Zugehörigkeitsbestimmung es kein Außen mehr gibt, und die Faszination, die der Rassenbegriff auf die Gelehrten ausübte – wegen seines Versprechens, eine von den Lehren der Kirche unabhängige Ordnung der Welt und der in ihr lebenden Menschen beschreibbar zu machen.In zwei Kapiteln zum 19. Jahrhundert befasst sich Geulen zunächst mit der Etablierung des Evolutionismus und der Verbreitung von Theorien über Rassenkampf, Rassenmischung und auch Rassenerzeugung. Der Schritt zur Eugenik wandte laut Geulen „den Rassendiskurs wie auch die ihn begleitenden Praktiken ins Totalitäre“ (S. 74). Entscheidend für die Entwicklung im 19. Jahrhundert sei gewesen, dass aus dem Rassismus weniger eine in sich geschlossene Ideologie wurde als „ein zunehmend abstraktes und andere politische Ideologien häufig überformendes Prinzip“; der Rassenbegriff passte „zu den komplexer werdenden Sozialformationen des 19. Jahrhunderts wie der ideologische Schlüssel ins ordnungspolitische Schloss“ (S. 75). Als Formen rassistischer Praxis im 19. Jahrhundert genauer analysiert werden die Verknüpfung des Rassismus mit Nationalismus und Kolonialismus sowie die Genese des Rassen-Antisemitismus.Das vorletzte, dem 20. Jahrhundert gewidmete Kapitel überschreibt Geulen mit „Entfesselung der Biopolitik“, ohne dieses Konzept allerdings genauer zu erläutern – so tauchen die Namen Foucault und Agamben auch im Personenregister nicht auf. Auf knapp neun Seiten wird gerafft die Geschichte von Francis Galtons Prägung des Begriffs „Eugenik“ im Jahre 1883 bis zur „Eskalation der Gewalt“ im Zweiten Weltkrieg dargestellt. Hier erstaunt das geringe quantitative Gewicht, welches Geulen einzelnen Stationen und Schauplätzen des Rassismus einräumt. Selbst wenn es berechtigt ist, dessen Geschichte nicht wie in früheren Gesamtdarstellungen teleologisch auf den Holocaust hin gerichtet zu schreiben, erscheinen die insgesamt drei Absätze beziehungsweise 59 Zeilen, die Geulen dem Nationalsozialismus, seiner Ideologie und seinen Verbrechen einräumt, doch entschieden zu knapp bemessen.Der zugleich einengenden und dehnbaren Rassismusdefinition Geulens ist der Umstand geschuldet, dass etwa die Genese und Wirkungsmächtigkeit des Ariermythos außen vor bleibt, während in die Abschnitte zum Nationalsozialismus Hinweise auf „andere, aber vergleichbare Varianten der Kombination von Eugenik und darwinistischem Rassenkampf“ (S. 98) außerhalb Deutschlands eingeschoben werden. Als erstes nennt Geulen in diesem Kontext den nicht vertiefter analysierten Stalinismus, „dessen Säuberungspolitik in den 1930er-Jahren nicht nur ebenfalls genozidale Ausmaße annahm, sondern in ganz ähnlicher Weise funktionierte und begründet wurde“ (S. 98), dann aber auch generell die Praxis der „totalen“ Kriegführung im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Geulens Rassismusbegriff hat offensichtlich die Intention, die Gemeinsamkeiten von Gewaltregimen unterschiedlicher politischer Couleur stärker zu gewichten als die Unterschiede, und wird damit als eine Art übergreifendes totalitarismustheoretisches Analysekonzept strapaziert.Das letzte Kapitel befasst sich mit der Gegenwart und Zukunft des Rassismus. Hier konzentriert sich Geulen auf drei Aspekte, nämlich die Ablösung der Eugenik durch die Genetik, die kritische Thematisierung des Rassismus im Zuge der Dekolonisation und des Entstehens neuer sozialer Bewegungen in den 1960er- und 1970er-Jahren sowie die Globalisierung. In Bezug auf die Genforschung und ihre biopolitischen Versprechungen weist Geulen auf strukturelle Parallelen zur wissenschaftlich überholten und politisch diskreditierten Eugenik hin. Beim Antirassismus argumentiert Geulen (hierin eine Überlegung des nicht namentlich genannten französischen Sozialwissenschaftlers Pierre-André Taguieff aus dem Jahr 1991 aufgreifend), dass dieser einen anachronistischen Rassismus bekämpfe, gegen die aktuellen Rassismen aber schlecht gewappnet sei. Im Kontext der Globalisierung befasst sich Geulen – wiederum ohne den Politologen Samuel Huntington namentlich zu erwähnen – insbesondere mit dem Konzept des „Kampfes der Kulturen“, in dem er nicht zu Unrecht eine Wiederkehr des Mythos vom Rassenkampf erkennt. Das Buch klingt aus mit der Feststellung, Rassismus beginne „dort, wo Menschen der Ansicht sind, dass die Bekämpfung bestimmter Gruppen anderer Menschen die Welt besser mache“ (S. 119).Geulens Darstellung versammelt zahlreiche interessante Überlegungen, krankt neben der Definition des Rassismusbegriffs und deren konzeptionellen Konsequenzen für die Abschnitte über das 20. Jahrhundert aber an der vom Verlag vorgegebenen Kürze. Zentrale Themen der Geschichte des Rassismus, wie etwa die Anthropometrie und die Kriminalbiologie, werden bestenfalls gestreift oder bleiben gänzlich außen vor, wie etwa der in letzter Zeit vermehrt thematisierte Antiziganismus. Zudem fehlt aufgrund des nicht existenten Anmerkungsapparates an zahlreichen Orten schlicht der Forschungskontext oder auch die quellenbezogene Fundierung der Argumentation. Dies mindert den Wert dieser Überblicksdarstellung als Einführungswerk etwa für Studierende.

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Ashley Rodriguez
Ashley Rodriguez April 14, 2024
Honestly one of the most premium reading experiences lately. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. Worth every moment spent reading.
George Green
George Green June 25, 2024
I was completely blown away. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. An effortless 5 stars.
Kenneth Anderson
Kenneth Anderson July 15, 2025
A profoundly satisfying read. The author orchestrated a breathtaking finale. Truly a work of art. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown March 31, 2024
Honestly one of the most premium reading experiences lately. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
Cynthia Turner
Cynthia Turner June 19, 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed the elegance of it. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend.
Brian Gomez
Brian Gomez December 30, 2025
A highly sophisticated read. Beautiful writing, though I craved slightly more depth in the lore. Still, undeniably engaging. I would highly recommend this to discerning readers.
Joseph Hill
Joseph Hill October 05, 2024
A highly sophisticated read. It held my rapt attention, even when certain twists were telegraphed. A very distinguished novel.
Deborah Flores
Deborah Flores February 06, 2025
Excellent, though slightly flawed. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. Quite impressive overall.
Donna Miller
Donna Miller July 24, 2024
Absolutely brilliant. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. An effortless 5 stars.
Joshua Walker
Joshua Walker November 08, 2024
Honestly one of the most premium reading experiences lately. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. Worth every moment spent reading.
Stephanie Edwards
Stephanie Edwards June 05, 2025
A profoundly satisfying read. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. A true literary gem.
Michelle Nelson
Michelle Nelson July 13, 2024
Exceeded all my expectations. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Anthony  Davis
Anthony Davis October 14, 2024
A decent, if standard, experience. It verged on repetitive in the second act. A more concise edit would have served it well. A fair 3 stars.
Edward Roberts
Edward Roberts April 20, 2024
A profoundly satisfying read. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. A true literary gem.
Ashley Martinez
Ashley Martinez May 29, 2025
It was adequate. The tempo was somewhat languid, and I found my mind wandering. Not poor, simply average. Unlikely to reread, but a reasonable expenditure of time.
Michael Harris
Michael Harris February 11, 2025
Absolutely brilliant. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. A true literary gem.
Joseph Lewis
Joseph Lewis September 18, 2025
Masterpiece from start to finish. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. A true literary gem.
James Adams
James Adams December 01, 2025
Excellent, though slightly flawed. The protagonist was compelling, though some subplots felt slightly overshadowed. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend.
Sandra Torres
Sandra Torres June 23, 2025
Absolutely brilliant. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. A true literary gem.
Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith July 06, 2025
Absolutely brilliant. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Sarah Nguyen
Sarah Nguyen May 17, 2024
Such a rich narrative. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Karen Jackson
Karen Jackson November 12, 2025
A profoundly satisfying read. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
John White
John White October 25, 2025
Took a moment to build, but the payoff was spectacular. Beautiful writing, though I craved slightly more depth in the lore. Still, undeniably engaging. I would highly recommend this to discerning readers.
Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca Thomas January 23, 2024
A very strong entry. A brilliant concept executed with flair. Just a few pacing choices I would change. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend.
Laura Hill
Laura Hill January 02, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed the elegance of it. Beautiful writing, though I craved slightly more depth in the lore. Still, undeniably engaging. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend.
Robert Rivera
Robert Rivera March 10, 2024
Exceeded all my expectations. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. A true literary gem.
Joshua Hernandez
Joshua Hernandez August 28, 2024
A profoundly satisfying read. The author orchestrated a breathtaking finale. Truly a work of art. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
Ryan Harris
Ryan Harris May 12, 2024
Such a rich narrative. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. An effortless 5 stars.
Donald Gomez
Donald Gomez August 20, 2025
Excellent, though slightly flawed. It held my rapt attention, even when certain twists were telegraphed. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend.
Edward Evans
Edward Evans November 17, 2024
Absolutely brilliant. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. Worth every moment spent reading.
Lisa Robinson
Lisa Robinson December 02, 2024
Honestly one of the most premium reading experiences lately. The author orchestrated a breathtaking finale. Truly a work of art. Worth every moment spent reading.
Ashley Lee
Ashley Lee July 17, 2025
Honestly one of the most premium reading experiences lately. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
Paul King
Paul King January 01, 2024
A profoundly satisfying read. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. Worth every moment spent reading.
Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca Thomas June 20, 2025
A profoundly satisfying read. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. Worth every moment spent reading.
Patricia Hall
Patricia Hall September 25, 2025
Masterpiece from start to finish. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. Worth every moment spent reading.
Barbara Sanchez
Barbara Sanchez December 05, 2025
Absolutely brilliant. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
Deborah Miller
Deborah Miller February 08, 2025
Absolutely brilliant. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. A true literary gem.
Steven Mitchell
Steven Mitchell April 06, 2025
Excellent, though slightly flawed. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. A solid 4 stars from me.
Joseph Johnson
Joseph Johnson June 11, 2024
Exceeded all my expectations. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. Worth every moment spent reading.
Steven Evans
Steven Evans March 30, 2025
Masterpiece from start to finish. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Patricia Johnson
Patricia Johnson June 08, 2025
Such a rich narrative. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Jessica Martin
Jessica Martin June 19, 2024
Absolutely brilliant. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Lisa Jackson
Lisa Jackson June 07, 2025
A very strong entry. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. I would highly recommend this to discerning readers.
Carol Allen
Carol Allen March 02, 2025
Such a rich narrative. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Susan Diaz
Susan Diaz October 25, 2024
Took a moment to build, but the payoff was spectacular. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. A solid 4 stars from me.
Melissa Clark
Melissa Clark December 07, 2025
Absolutely brilliant. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. Worth every moment spent reading.
Carol Lopez
Carol Lopez August 18, 2025
Such a rich narrative. The author orchestrated a breathtaking finale. Truly a work of art. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
Anthony White
Anthony White September 12, 2025
Honestly one of the most premium reading experiences lately. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Ashley Lewis
Ashley Lewis October 21, 2024
I was completely blown away. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. I am now a lifelong fan of this author.
Jennifer Allen
Jennifer Allen June 05, 2024
Took a moment to build, but the payoff was spectacular. A brilliant concept executed with flair. Just a few pacing choices I would change. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend.
Melissa Adams
Melissa Adams February 03, 2025
A highly sophisticated read. It held my rapt attention, even when certain twists were telegraphed. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend.
Donald Gomez
Donald Gomez December 25, 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed the elegance of it. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. A solid 4 stars from me.
Kenneth Moore
Kenneth Moore May 04, 2025
A profoundly satisfying read. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
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