First edition, Winner of the Arthur J. Viseltear Prize, American
Public Health Association
With an emphasis on the American West, Eugenic Nation explores
the long and unsettled history of eugenics in the United States. This
expanded second edition includes shocking details demonstrating that
eugenics continues to inform institutional and reproductive
injustice. Alexandra Minna Stern draws on recently uncovered
historical records to reveal patterns of racial bias in California’s
sterilization program and documents compelling individual
experiences. With the addition of radically new and relevant
research, this edition connects the eugenic past to the genomic
present with attention to the ethical and social implications of
emerging genetic technologies.