Biological categories and border controls: The revival of eugenics in anti-immigration rhetoric

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue , 1998, Pages 35-63

  Nelkin, Dorothy ^a   Michaels, Mark ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrants; National cultures; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974996     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443339810788425     Document Type: Article

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