Genetics and the Unsettled Past considers the alignment of genetic science with commercial genealogy, with legal and forensic developments, and with pharmaceutical innovation to examine how these trends lend renewed authority to biological understandings of race and history.
This unique collection brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplinesbiology, history, cultural studies, law, medicine, anthropology, ethnic studies, sociologyto explore the emerging and often contested connections among race, DNA, and history. Written for a general audience, the book’s essays touch upon a variety of topics, including the rise and implications of DNA in genealogy, law, and other fields; the cultural and political uses and misuses of genetic information; the way in which DNA testing is reshaping understandings of group identity for French Canadians, Native Americans, South Africans, and many others within and across cultural and national boundaries; and the sweeping implications of genetics for society today.
Genetics and the Unsettled Past considers the alignment of genetic science with commercial genealogy, with legal and forensic developments, and with pharmaceutical innovation to examine how these trends lend renewed authority to biological understandings of race and history.
This unique collection brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplinesbiology, history, cultural studies, law, medicine, anthropology, ethnic studies, sociologyto explore the emerging and often contested connections among race, DNA, and history. Written for a general audience, the book’s essays touch upon a variety of topics, including the rise and implications of DNA in genealogy, law, and other fields; the cultural and political uses and misuses of genetic information; the way in which DNA testing is reshaping understandings of group identity for French Canadians, Native Americans, South Africans, and many others within and across cultural and national boundaries; and the sweeping implications of genetics for society today.
Genetics and the Unsettled Past: The Collision of DNA, Race, and History
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813553368 |
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Publisher: | Rutgers University Press |
Publication date: | 03/15/2012 |
Series: | Rutgers Studies on Race and Ethnicity Series |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 370 |
File size: | 1 MB |
Age Range: | 18 Years |