Publishers Reject Heredity Book

A prominent economic historian (Gregory Clark) released a final volume online because academic publishers and university venues declined to publish or host a major hereditarian thesis about genetics and social status. The episode combines a substantive scientific claim (strong genetic determinants of socioeconomic status in England 1600–2026) with an institutional story (seminar cancellations and publishers turning the book down). — If academic gatekeepers refuse controversial heredity research, the debate moves outside traditional peer‑review and into politicized public channels, changing how evidence informs policy on education, inequality, and immigration.