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Author:

Baynton, Douglas C., author.

Title:

Defectives in the land : disability and immigration in the age of eugenics / Douglas C. Baynton.

Publisher:

The University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Immigrants--Medical examinations--United States.
Eugenics--United States--History.
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
United States--Government policy.--Government policy.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Eugenics.
Immigrants--Medical examinations.
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.
United States.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Defective -- Handicapped -- Dependent -- Ugly.

ISBN:

022636416X
9780226364162

OCLC:

(OCoLC)920017462

LCCN:

2015036867

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)