Eugenic nation : faults and frontiers of better breeding in modern America /

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 that demonstrate that the story is far from over. Alexandra Minna Stern explores the unauthorized sterilization of fe...

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Main Author: Stern, Alexandra Minna, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2016]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:American crossroads ; 17.
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