Facing eugenics : reproduction, sterilization, and the politics of choice
- Author/Creator:
- Dyck, Erika, author
- Publication/Creation:
- Toronto [Ontario] ; Buffalo [New York] : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Facing eugenics : reproduction, sterilization, and the politics of choice / Erika Dyck
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Sterilization (Birth control)--Social aspects--Alberta--Case studies
Sterilization (Birth control)--Alberta--History--20th century--Case studies
Reproductive rights--Canada--Case studies
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Vagrancy, violence, and virtue : Nora Powers -- Race, intelligence, and consent : George Pierre -- Sterilization redefined : Violet and Irene -- Vasectomy, masculinity, and hyperactivity : Ken Nelson -- From sterilization to patient activism : Doreen Ella Befus -- Appendectomy to Queen's Court settlement : Leilani Muir -- Abortion, sterilization, and the eugenics legacy : Jane Doe -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Summary:
- Facing Eugenics is a social history of sexual sterilization operations in twentieth-century Canada.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937448327502486
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-9934-5
1-4426-9933-7 - OCLC Number:
- 870652468
868068811 - Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.3138/9781442699335
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