“Evans not only offers an explanation for the key transition in the history of German anthropology—from a beacon of liberal science in the late nineteenth century to a vehicle of Nazi propaganda—he also presents the most comprehensive history of the discipline available to date. Even beyond this impressive scholarly work, Evans has made a real conceptual contribution to the history of science, correcting the dominant view of the relation between science and politics. Anthropology at War is a truly major achievement and a genuine pleasure to read.”

Matti Bunzl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Evans situates his historical actors in multiple contexts: as members of the international population of anthropologists, as members of the community of German scientists, as members of sub-disciplines within anthropology, and as members of successive generations of German citizens. Joining the qualities of accessibility and originality, his book provides a thoroughly convincing account of German anthropology’s turn away from the liberal convictions of its nineteenth-century founders.”

Henrika Kuklick, University of Pennsylvania

"Andrew D. Evans’s study of the rise of racialized anthropology in First World War and Weimar Germany adds much to our understanding of why Hitler’s fantasies about the German Volk found such fertile soil in which to grow."

Times Literary Supplement

"Deeply researched, superbly organized, and elegantly written, this is a model study."

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