General Information

Author/Creator

Burton, Elise K., author.

Language

English.

Published

Stanford, Cal. : Stanford University Press, 2021.

Physical Description

xvi, 379 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary

"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 significance of Middle Eastern genetics to the international scientific community. This book illuminates how genetic research simultaneously promotes national interests in the global community and enforces colonialism at home. Elise Burton reveals the political, social, and technological processes that have shaped genetic research in the twentieth century, tracing the global incorporation of nationalist historical narratives and identities into the broader understanding of human evolution"--

Subjects

Subject

Human genetics > Political aspects > Middle East > History.

Nationalism > Middle East > History.

Nationalism and science > Middle East > History.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Elise K. Burton.

Content

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?

ISBN

9781503611917

9781503614567

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	616/.0420956 BUR		Reference	-

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