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Fit to be citizens? : public health and race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939 /
Shows how science and public health shaped the meaning of race in the early twentieth century. Examining the experiences of Mexican, Japanese, and Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, this book illustrates the ways health officials used complexly constructed concerns about public health to demean, dim...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2006.
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| Colección: | American crossroads ;
20. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Shows how science and public health shaped the meaning of race in the early twentieth century. Examining the experiences of Mexican, Japanese, and Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, this book illustrates the ways health officials used complexly constructed concerns about public health to demean, diminish, discipline, and define racial groups. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-272) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520939202 0520939204 9780520246485 0520246489 9781429481830 1429481838 1282772015 9781282772014 0520246497 9780520246492 |