Genetic crossroads : the Middle East and the science of human heredity / Elise K. Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Elise K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human genetics--Political aspects--Middle East--History.

Human genetics.

Nationalism--Middle East--History.

Nationalism.

Nationalism and science--Middle East--History.

Nationalism and science.

Middle East.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 379 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2021]

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-352) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Burton, Elise K. Genetic crossroads.

ISBN:

9781503611917

1503611914

9781503614567

1503614565

OCLC:

1138670509

Publisher Number:

99995763540