Nineteenth-century racial historicism framed non-Europeans as immature rather than inferior

Evidence

Nineteenth-century racial historicism conceived of the non-European as historically immature in contrast to European culture and ethos rather than as naturally inferior to Europeans or their descendants. It made of the Muslim the quintessential outsider, ordinarily strange in ways, habits, and ability to self-govern, aggressive, emotional, and conniving in contrast with the European’s urbanity, rationality, and spirituality. — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 860

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sharp distinction between racial historicism (immaturity framing) and biological natural-inferiority racism; a precise conceptual tool for analyzing imperial ideology.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 860
• XREF: connects to: European historicism made racial difference explain subordination instead of colonial power. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 263