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UNINA9910820022503321 |
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Titolo |
The nature of difference : sciences of race in the United States from Jefferson to genomics / / edited by Evelynn M. Hammonds and Rebecca M. Herzig |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-30901-7 |
0-262-27483-3 |
1-4416-0135-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (400 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HammondsEvelynn Maxine |
HerzigRebecca M. <1971-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Race - Study and teaching - United States - History |
Science - Social aspects - United States - History |
Difference (Psychology) - Social aspects - United States - History |
Race awareness - United States - History |
United States Race relations History |
United States Race relations History Sources |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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