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Declared Defective: Native Americans, Eugenics, and the Myth of Nam Hollow

Contributor(s): Jarvenpa, Robert (Author)

ISBN: 9781496246530

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

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Pub Date: May 1, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.59" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.78 lbs) 260 pages

Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology

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Robert Jarvenpa offers both an intriguing history of the mixed-race Native Americans named the Nam, who originated from western New England, and a critical reevaluation of one of the earliest studies on family eugenics.

Review Quotes: "Declared Defective will be of interest to scholars of Native North America, the Progressive Era, the history of science, and race and ethnicity."--Mikaëla M. Adams, Journal of American Ethnic History

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