Paternity: The Elusive Quest for the Father

For most of human history, paternity was uncertain. Blood types, fingerprinting, and, recently, DNA analysis promised to solve the riddle of paternity. But even genetic certainty did not end the quest for the father. Rather, as Nara Milanich reveals, it confirms the social, cultural, and political n...

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Beteilige Person: Milanich, Nara B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2019]
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Links:https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674239982
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674239982
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674239982
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674239982
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674239982
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674239982
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674239982
Zusammenfassung:For most of human history, paternity was uncertain. Blood types, fingerprinting, and, recently, DNA analysis promised to solve the riddle of paternity. But even genetic certainty did not end the quest for the father. Rather, as Nara Milanich reveals, it confirms the social, cultural, and political nature of the age-old question: Who's your father?
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
Umfang:1 online resource (320 pages)
ISBN:9780674239982
DOI:10.4159/9780674239982