In Reckless Hands : Skinner v Oklahoma and the Near-Triumph of American Eugenics
Author(s):
Nourse, Victoria
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Near Fine |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
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| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | W W Norton & Company |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Publication Place: | New York, NY, USA |
| ISBN: | 9780393065299 |
| SKU: | 009759 |
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| Categories: | Culture and Society |
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Catalogue(s):
Culture and Society
240pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Quarter bound in black paper over 'natural' paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket price unclipped. 8vo. Landmark study of a landmark case and a must-read for anyone concerned with how ideas of human heredity have figured in criminality, race, law, and eugenics.
Keywords:
Eugenics
United States
Race
