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Better Britons: Reproduction, National Identity, and the Afterlife of Empire

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posted on 2023-05-23, 01:32 authored by Katherine Darian-SmithKatherine Darian-Smith
Within British white settler societies, the reproductive capacity of both colonists and Indigenous peoples was an important feature of nationbuilding, and one explicitly tied to issues of race, ethnicity and class. The popularity of eugenics, a term coined by Francis Galton in 1883, highlighted concerns about the genetic improvement of racial and national stock through a ‘scientific’ approach to breeding. A parallel interest in child and material welfare emphasises the centrality of reproductive health to the modern nation.

History

Publication title

Australian Historical Studies

Volume

46

Pagination

323-324

ISSN

1031-461X

Department/School

College Office - College of Arts, Law and Education

Publisher

Univ Melbourne

Place of publication

Hist Dept, Parkville, Australia, Victoria, 3052

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  • Restricted

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Other culture and society not elsewhere classified

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