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Genetic Crossroads
The Middle East and the Science of Human Heredity
Taschenbuch von Elise K. Burton
Sprache: Englisch

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"This book is the first history of the science of human genetics in the Middle East, from its roots in colonial anthropology and medicine to present-day genomic projects. Genetic Nationalism reveals the effects of international genetic discourses on Middle Eastern nationalisms and the significance of Middle Eastern genetics to the international scientific community. This book illuminates how genetic research simultaneously promotes national interests in the global community and enforces colonialism at home. Elise Burton reveals the political, social, and technological processes that have shaped genetic research in the twentieth century, tracing the global incorporation of nationalist historical narratives and identities into the broader understanding of human evolution"--
"This book is the first history of the science of human genetics in the Middle East, from its roots in colonial anthropology and medicine to present-day genomic projects. Genetic Nationalism reveals the effects of international genetic discourses on Middle Eastern nationalisms and the significance of Middle Eastern genetics to the international scientific community. This book illuminates how genetic research simultaneously promotes national interests in the global community and enforces colonialism at home. Elise Burton reveals the political, social, and technological processes that have shaped genetic research in the twentieth century, tracing the global incorporation of nationalist historical narratives and identities into the broader understanding of human evolution"--
Über den Autor
Elise K. Burton is Assistant Professor at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: An Uneasy Inheritance

1. Drastic Measurements

2. Truth Serum

3. The Traffic in Blood

4. Sickling Sociologies

5. Genes Against Beans

6. Collection Agents

7. Domesticating Diversity

Conclusion: Genomes Without Borders?
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781503614567
ISBN-10: 1503614565
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Burton, Elise K.
Hersteller: Stanford University Press
Maße: 227 x 151 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Elise K. Burton
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.01.2021
Gewicht: 0,608 kg
Artikel-ID: 118445127
Über den Autor
Elise K. Burton is Assistant Professor at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: An Uneasy Inheritance

1. Drastic Measurements

2. Truth Serum

3. The Traffic in Blood

4. Sickling Sociologies

5. Genes Against Beans

6. Collection Agents

7. Domesticating Diversity

Conclusion: Genomes Without Borders?
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781503614567
ISBN-10: 1503614565
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Burton, Elise K.
Hersteller: Stanford University Press
Maße: 227 x 151 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Elise K. Burton
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.01.2021
Gewicht: 0,608 kg
Artikel-ID: 118445127
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