Latin Eugenics in Comparative Perspective, by Marius Turda and Aaron Gillette. London&New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2014
Journal Title: Martor. The Museum of the Romanian Peasant Anthropology Review - Year 2015, Vol 20, Issue 20
Abstract
Review of the book "Latin Eugenics in Comparative Perspective", by Marius Turda and Aaron Gillette (2014) concerning the social and historical aspects of the bio sciences.
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