In exploring an array of intimacies between global migrants Nayan Shah illuminates a stunning; transient world of heterogeneous social relations—dignified; collaborative; and illicit. At the same time he demonstrates how the United States and Canada; in collusion with each other; actively sought to exclude and dispossess nonwhite races. Stranger Intimacy reveals the intersections between capitalism; the state's treatment of immigrants; sexual citizenship; and racism in the first half of the twentieth century.
#543171 in Books Nathaniel Deutsch 2009-01-05 2009-01-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .68 x 6.00l; .95 #File Name: 0520255240282 pagesInventing America s Worst Family Eugenics Islam and the Fall and Rise of the Tribe of Ishm l
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Well worth your timeBy Milton E. ReynoldsNathaniel Deutsch's Inventing America's Worst Family: Eugenics; Islam; and the Fall and Rise of the Tribe of Ishmael is a wonderful contribution to the emerging scholarship about the history of eugenics.While eugenics and the concept of race are more American than apple pie; most know little about it if anything at all. Inventing America's Worst Family is an engaging read that is both literary and historically informative. The book is meticulously research and the narrative is tightly woven such that readers can imagine themselves in Indiana as the history is playing out as they flip page after page.The book is dense and packed with information; but is very readable. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the subject matter of eugenics or wants to understand the intersection between this movement and social reform movements.His command of this history is impressive and I suspect this book will incite additional works as well as become a go to reference for others.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Stephen P.Fascinating.
