The Racial Elements of European History

Hans F. K. Günther

CONTENTS

Chapter I: REMARKS ON THE TERM 'RACE,' ON THE DETERMINATION OF FIVE EUROPEAN RACES, AND ON SKULL MEASUREMENT

Chapter II: THE BODILY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EUROPEAN RACES

Part One: The Nordic Race

Part Two: The Mediterranean Race

Part Three: The Dinaric Race

Part Four: The Alpine Race

Part Five: The East Baltic Race

Chapter III: THE MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EUROPEAN RACES

Chapter IV: RACIAL STRAINS FROM OUTSIDE EUROPE

Part One: Inner Asiatic, Negro, Hither Asiatic, Oriental

Part Two: The Jews

Chapter V: ENVIRONMENT, INHERITANCE, RACIAL MIXTURE

Chapter VI: THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE EUROPEAN RACES IN EUROPE

Part One: Britain, France, Belgium, Germany

Part Two: Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Balkans

Part Three: Scandinavia

Part Four: Eastern Europe, Russia

Chapter VII: THE EUROPEAN RACES IN PREHISTORY

Chapter VIII: THE NORDIC RACE IN PREHISTORY AND IN HISTORY

Part One: Indo-European Migrations

Part Two: The Hellenes

Part Three: The Romans

Chapter IX: THE DENORDIZATION OF THE PEOPLES OF ROMANCE SPEECH

Part One: Germany

Part Two: Spain, Italy

Part Three: France

Chapter X: THE DENORDIZATION OF THE PEOPLES OF GERMANIC SPEECH

Chapter XI: THE PRESENT DAY FROM THE RACIAL POINT OF VIEW

Chapter XII: THE NORDIC IDEAL -- A RESULT OF THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY

LIST OF MAPS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS