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Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America
Alexandra Minna Stern
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Description for Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America
Paperback. Explores the long and unsettled history of eugenics in the United States. This book includes shocking details demonstrating that eugenics continues to inform institutional and reproductive injustice. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 424 pages, 17 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFMA; JFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
First edition, Winner of the Arthur J. Viseltear Prize, American Public Health Association With an emphasis on the American West, Eugenic Nation explores the long and unsettled history of eugenics in the United States. This expanded second edition includes shocking details demonstrating that eugenics continues to inform institutional and reproductive injustice. Alexandra Minna Stern draws on recently uncovered historical records to reveal patterns of racial bias in California's sterilization program and documents compelling individual experiences. With the addition of radically new and relevant research, this edition connects the eugenic past to the genomic present with attention to the ethical and ... Read more
First edition, Winner of the Arthur J. Viseltear Prize, American Public Health Association With an emphasis on the American West, Eugenic Nation explores the long and unsettled history of eugenics in the United States. This expanded second edition includes shocking details demonstrating that eugenics continues to inform institutional and reproductive injustice. Alexandra Minna Stern draws on recently uncovered historical records to reveal patterns of racial bias in California's sterilization program and documents compelling individual experiences. With the addition of radically new and relevant research, this edition connects the eugenic past to the genomic present with attention to the ethical and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
American Crossroads
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520285064
SKU
V9780520285064
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About Alexandra Minna Stern
Alexandra Minna Stern is Professor of American Culture, Obstetrics and Gynecology, History, and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan.
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