Eugenics at the Edges of Empire: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa by Paul, Diane B.

Eugenics at the Edges of Empire: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783319646855)

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Eugenics at the Edges of Empire: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa by Paul, Diane B.

Eugenics at the Edges of Empire: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa

$139.99
Eugenics at the Edges of Empire: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa by Paul, Diane B.

Eugenics at the Edges of Empire: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa

$139.99
Format: Hardcover
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First book to consider the history of eugenics within British colonial contextsOffers a comparative approach to the history of eugenics movements in four British colonies: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and South Africa
Of interest to historians of mental health, science, medicine, race, religion, gender and colonialism



Author: Diane B. Paul
ISBN-10: 3319646850
ISBN-13: 9783319646855
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2017
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.06d
By Diane B. Paul
By Diane B. Paul
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Diane B. Paul is Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts Boston and Research Associate at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA. Her research has principally focused on the histories of evolution and genetics, especially as they relate to eugenics and the nature-nurture debate.

John Stenhouse is Associate Professor in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. His research interests centre on nineteenth century science, religion, race, politics and gender, and their interconnections.

Hamish G. Spencer is Professor in the Department of Zoology, at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. He is a geneticist interested in the history of eugenics, especially the genetical arguments used by eugenists. He and Diane Paul have also co-authored essays on the history of laws and attitudes surrounding first-cousin marriage.

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