Defectives in the land : disability and immigration in the age of eugenics /

"Immigration history has largely focused on the restriction of immigrants by race and ethnicity, overlooking disability as a crucial factor in the crafting of the image of the "undesirable immigrant." Defectives in the Land, Douglas C. Baynton's groundbreaking new look at immigra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baynton, Douglas C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2016]
Temas:
Immigrants > Medical examinations > United States.
Eugenics > United States > History.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Disabled Persons > history
Emigrants and Immigrants > history
Emigration and Immigration > legislation & jurisprudence
Eugenics > history
Public Policy > history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Eugénisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Eugenics.
Immigrants > Medical examinations.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Defective
  • Handicapped
  • Dependent
  • Ugly.

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