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In Genetic Geographies, Catherine Nash pursues the troublingimplications of genetic studies of ancestry and origin for our perception ofsexual and national, as well as racial, difference. Bringing an incisivegeographical focus to bear on new genetic histories and genetic genealogy, Nashexplores the making of ideas of genetic ancestry, indigeneity, and origins; theglobal human family; and national genetic heritage. 

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Author:   Catherine Nash
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780816690732

ISBN 10:   0816690731
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 April 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Geography, Genetics, Kinship 1. Genome Geographies: The Making of Ancestry and Origins 2. Mapping the Global Human Family: Shared and Distinctive Descent 3. Our Genetic Heritage: Figuring Diversity in National Studies 4. Finding the “Truths” of Sex in Geographies of Genetic Variation Conclusion. Degrees of Relatedness: “Natural” Geographies of Affinity and Belonging Notes Index

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An important contribution to the growing body of social science critiques of human population genetics. Peter Wade, coeditor of Mestizo Genomics: Race Mixture, Nation, and Science in Latin America

An important contribution to the growing body of social science critiques of human population genetics. --Peter Wade, coeditor of Mestizo Genomics: Race Mixture, Nation, and Science in Latin America

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Catherine Nash is professor of human geography in the School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London.

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