ORPP logo

The Nature of Difference : Sciences of Race in the United States from Jefferson to Genomics.

Hammonds, Evelynn M.

The Nature of Difference : Sciences of Race in the United States from Jefferson to Genomics. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (397 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Dictionary Definitions of "Race -- 2 Anatomical Observations -- 3 Immunity and Contagion -- 4 Evolution and Degeneration -- 5 Techniques of Measurement -- 6 Glandular Differences -- 7 Hybridity and Admixture -- 8 Toward Genetics -- 9 The End of Race? -- Index.

A collection of wide-ranging primary source material that tracks the shifting relationships between race and science through two centuries of American history.

9780262274838


Difference (Psychology) - Social aspects - United States - History.


Electronic books.

HT1506.N38 2008

305.800973

© 2024 Resource Centre. All rights reserved.