History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Houston Stewart Chamberlain
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In the late 1800"s and early 1900"s europe saw the growth of nationalism, as countries attempted to create specific and unique customs and beliefs. However this growth of nationalism results in the increase of racist doctrines. Racist believers upheld that part of nationalism had to do with race including physical features, morals and intellectual qualities. Each country carried their own beliefs of the importance of race to their country. An example of one country that used nationalism to target a certain race was. Germany believed that blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin was the perfect race as it exhibited pureness. Importance of race by houston stewart chamberlain in this it is depicted that real. Germans are descendants of the ancient aryans who are physically superior and bearers of higher culture. He refers to others as less than or weaker than the.
