Slippery eugenics : an introduction to the critical studies of race, gender and coloniality /

Discover the hidden legacy of eugenics and its enduring influence on modern policies and global society. Beginning with the origins of eugenics, Sánchez-Rivera traces the spread of eugenic ideas across different nations, revealing how they intersect with nationalism, populism and individual reproduc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: S̀ánchez-Rivera, R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2025].
Series:Social science for social justice.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introducing critical eugenic studies
  • Eugenics as a colonial tool
  • An unnatural selection
  • The impact of eugenics
  • From eugenics to population control
  • Understanding eugenics in the neoliberal era
  • Genes, gender, race, and moral panics
  • The eugenic construction of "natural disasters" and global pandemics.