The Order of People
Contesting Bio-Scientific Human Classifications
$71.74
- Paperback
250 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2026
Summary
Scientific concepts and segregational politics have long been mixed together in attempts to ordering and classifying people by those in power. The contributors to this volume critically examine bioscientific concepts of human diversity as they are applied across various national contexts and within different life science disciplines, including genetics, medicine, forensics, anthropology, epidemiology, and microbiome research. They unpack the epistemologies, ambiguities, and politics of key cl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783837672374 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3837672379 |
| Author: | Nils Ellebrecht, Tino Plümecke, Isabelle Bartram, Veronika Lipphardt, Jenny Reardon, Andrea zur Nieden |
| Publisher: | Transcript Verlag |
| Imprint: | Transcript Verlag |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 393g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Science Studies |
About The Author
Nils Ellebrecht
Tino Plümecke ist Soziologe an der Universität Freiburg. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in den Science and Technology Studies und fokussieren Theorien zu Diskriminierung sowie and Critical Race Studies, insbesondere die Geschichte sowie aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Genetik sowie (Post-)Genomik.
Veronika Lipphardt is a professor of science and technology studies at the University College Freiburg, Germany. She has worked on the history of the life sciences in the 20th century, particularly on the history of physical anthropology and human population genetics in their political, social, and cultural contexts. Recently, her research has focused on forensic DNA analysis and population genetic studies of vulnerable populations.
Andrea zur Nieden (Dr. phil.), Soziologin, ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Geschichte der Medizin an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. Sie arbeitet u.a. zur Soziologie und Geschichte der Medizin und des Körpers.
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