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

By:

Hammonds, Evelynn M

Contributor(s):

Herzig, Rebecca M

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780262274838

Subject(s):

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

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Nature of DifferenceDDC classification:

305.800973

LOC classification:

HT1506.N38 2008

Online resources:

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Contents:

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.

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

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

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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