| Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America Contributor(s): Stern, Alexandra Minna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520285069 ISBN-13: 9780520285064 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science |
| Dewey: 363.92 |
| LCCN: 2015018767 |
| Series: American Crossroads |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 social implications of emerging genetic technologies. |