First edition Winner of the Arthur J Viseltear Prize American Public Health Association With an emphasis on the American West Eugenic Nation explores the long & unsettled history of eugenics in the United States This expanded second edition
Includes:: shocking details demonstrating that eugenics continues to inform institutional & reproductive injustice Alexandra Minna Stern draws on recently uncovered historical records to reveal patterns of racial bias in California's sterilization program & documents compelling individual experiences With the addition of radically new & relevant research this edition connects the eugenic past to the genomic present with attention to the ethical & social implications of emerging genetic technologies