Genetic crossroads : the Middle East and the science of human heredity /

"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 significa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burton, Elise K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2021.
Temas:
Human genetics > Political aspects > Middle East > History.
Nationalism > Middle East > History.
Nationalism and science > Middle East > History.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.
Nationalism.
Nationalism and science.
Middle East.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : an uneasy inheritance
  • Drastic measurements
  • Truth serum
  • The traffic in blood
  • Sickling sociologies
  • Genes against beans
  • Collection agents
  • Domesticating diversity
  • Conclusion : genomes without borders?

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