Degrees of mixture, degrees of freedom : genomics, multiculturalism, and race in Latin America /

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Peter Wade draws on a multidisciplinary research study in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, arguing that genomics produces biologized versions of racialized difference within the nation and the region and that a comparative approach nuances the simple idea that highly racialized societies give rise to h...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wade, Peter, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Mestizaje.
Race > Social aspects > Latin America.
Race > Political aspects > Latin America.
Human population genetics.
Multiculturalism > Latin America.
Race > Aspect social > Amérique latine.
Race > Aspect politique > Amérique latine.
Génétique des populations humaines.
Multiculturalisme > Amérique latine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Multiculturalism.
Race > Political aspects.
Race relations.
Race > Social aspects.
Latin America > Race relations.
Amérique latine > Relations raciales.
Latin America.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Purity and mixture in human population genetics
  • From eugenics to blood types
  • Changing practices
  • Colombia, country of regions
  • Brazil, race, and affirmative action
  • Mexico, public health, and state genomics
  • Genomics and multiculturalism : comparisons and continuities
  • Gender, genealogy, and mestizaje
  • The geneticization of race and diversity in everyday life.

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