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Author: Erika Dyck
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.380kg
ISBN: 9781442612556
ISBN 10: 144261255
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 06 December 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
'I would suggest that this complicated history, one that is both sweepingly macro and intimately micro, is not only worth reading but also our responsibility to remember.' -- Jen Rinaldi Canadian Journal of Disability Studies vol 3:03:2014
'I would suggest that this complicated history, one that is both sweepingly macro and intimately micro, is not only worth reading but also our responsibility to remember.' -- Jen Rinaldi Canadian Journal of Disability Studies vol 3:03:2014 'This is a terrific book which deserves a wide audience well beyond Canada.' -- Philippa Levine Histoire sociale / Social History, vol 47:95:2014 'Facing Eugenics is a wonderful book. Written in clear and accessible prose, it provides a sophisticated and nuanced account of history of eugenics and reproductive rights in Canada. It deserves wide readership in the classroom and beyond.' -- Molly Todd-Taylor Canadian Historical Review vol 96:01:2015 'Dyck situates the fascinating and important story of eugenics and sterilization in Alberta on the historiographical map with exceptional intelligence and compassion.' -- Alexandra Minna Stern Bulletin of the History of Medicine vol89:03:2015
‘I would suggest that this complicated history, one that is both sweepingly macro and intimately micro, is not only worth reading but also our responsibility to remember.’ - Jen Rinaldi (Canadian Journal of Disability Studies vol 3:03:2014) ‘Facing Eugenics is a wonderful book. Written in clear and accessible prose, it provides a sophisticated and nuanced account of history of eugenics and reproductive rights in Canada. It deserves wide readership in the classroom and beyond.’ - Molly Todd-Taylor (Canadian Historical Review vol 96:01:2015) ‘This is a terrific book which deserves a wide audience well beyond Canada.’ - Philippa Levine (Histoire sociale / Social History, vol 47:95:2014) ‘Dyck situates the fascinating and important story of eugenics and sterilization in Alberta on the historiographical map with exceptional intelligence and compassion.’ - Alexandra Minna Stern (Bulletin of the History of Medicine vol89:03:2015)
Author Information
Erika Dyck is Canada Research Chair in History of Medicine and an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan.
