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This dissertation examines the history of eugenics in Mexico. It explores how eugenic ideas emerged in post-Revolutionary Mexico and became intertwined with the construction of the Mexican nation. The dissertation is divided into five chapters. The first three chapters take a historical approach, analyzing the rise of the Mexican Society of Eugenics and how its members helped define the Mexican family and nation. It also explores how eugenics shaped ideas about race, specifically the concept of mestizaje.

Author

Gabriela Reyes Estrella

Language

EN