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Race and empire, eugenics in colonial Kenya, Chloe Campbell

Label
Race and empire, eugenics in colonial Kenya, Chloe Campbell
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Race and empire
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Responsibility statement
Chloe Campbell
Series statement
MUP - Manchester Studies in Imperialism
Sub title
eugenics in colonial Kenya
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgments -- 1. Nellie's Dance -- 2. British eugenics, race and empire -- The British eugenics movement -- Race and empire -- Eugenics and Kenya Colony -- 3. Kenyan medical discourse and eugenics -- Eugenic research on the African frontier: Dr Gordon and Dr Vint -- The medical leaders and eugenic discourse in the EAMJ -- 4. Metropolitan responses -- -- The response of the Eugenics Society -- Race and intelligence in the British press -- Official interpretations -- 5. Settler attitudes to eugenics and race -- The Kenya Society for the Study of Race Improvement -- Eugenics and settler politics -- Self-government, climate and Closer Union -- African education -- Officials and the eugenic research -- 6. Biology, development and welfare -- Oliver and 'The General Intelligence Test for Africans -- Juvenile delinquency and Kabete Reformatory -- Mathari Mental Hospital, criminal lunacy and criminal responsibility -- 7. Conclusion: the decline of the eugenics empire -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography
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