Declared defective Native Americans, eugenics, and the myth of Nam Hollow / Robert Jarvenpa.

Author/creator Jarvenpa, Robert
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2018]
Descriptionxvi, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesCritical studies in the history of anthropology
Contents Native americans and eugenics -- Border wars and the origins of the Van Guilders -- A "new" homeland and the cradle of Guilder Hollow -- From pioneers to outcastes -- The eugenicists arrive -- Deconstructing the Nam and the hidden Native Americans -- Demonizing the marginalized poor.
Abstract "In Declared Defective: Native Americans, Eugenics, and the Myth of Nam Hollow, Robert Jarvenpa offers both an intriguing history of the mixed-race Native Americans named the "Nam," who originated from western New England, and a critical reevaluation of one of the earliest eugenics family studies, The Nam : A Study in Cacogenics, written in 1912 by the leading eugenicists Arthur H. Estabrook and Charles B. Davenport" -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017044658
ISBN9781496202000 (cloth : alk. paper)