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The Social Life Of Dna: Race, Reparations, And Reconciliation After The Genome,New
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A Favorite Book Of 2016, Wall Street Journal2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award For Nonfiction (Finalist)2017 Day Of Common Learning Selection, Seattle Pacific University2020 Diana Forsythe Prize (Honorable Mention)2020 Best Books Of The Year, Writers' Trust Of Canadathe Unexpected Story Of How Genetic Testing Is Affecting Race In Americawe Know Dna Is A Master Key That Unlocks Medical And Forensic Secrets, But Its Genealogical Life Is Both Revelatory And Endlessly Fascinating. Tracing Genealogy Is Now The Secondmost Popular Hobby Amongst Americans, As Well As The Secondmost Visited Online Category. This Billiondollar Industry Has Spawned Popular Television Shows, Websites, And Internet Communities, And A Booming Heritage Tourism Circuit.The Tsunami Of Interest In Genetic Ancestry Tracing From The African American Community Has Been Especially Overwhelming. In The Social Life Of Dna, Alondra Nelson Takes Us On An Unprecedented Journey Into How The Double Helix Has Wound Its Way Into The Heart Of The Most Urgent Contemporary Social Issues Around Race.For Over A Decade, Nelson Has Deeply Studied This Phenomenon. Artfully Weaving Together Keenly Observed Interactions With Rootseekers Alongside Illuminating Historical Details And Revealing Personal Narrative, She Shows That Genetic Genealogy Is A New Tool For Addressing Old And Enduring Issues. In The Social Life Of Dna, She Explains How These Cuttingedge Dnabased Techniques Are Being Used In Myriad Ways, Including Grappling With The Unfinished Business Of Slavery: To Foster Reconciliation, To Establish Ties With African Ancestral Homelands, To Rethink And Sometimes Alter Citizenship, And To Make Legal Claims For Slavery Reparations Specifically Based On Ancestry.Nelson Incisively Shows That Dna Is A Portal To The Past That Yields Insight For The Present And Future, Shining A Light On Social Traumas And Historical Injustices That Still Resonate Today. Science Can Be A Crucial Ally To Activism To Spur Social Change And Transform Twentyfirstcentury Racial Politics. But Nelson Warns Her Readers To Be Discerning: For The Social Repair We Seek Can'T Be Found In Even The Most Sophisticated Science. Engrossing And Highly Original, The Social Life Of Dna Is A Mustread For Anyone Interested In Race, Science, History And How Our Reckoning With The Past May Help Us To Chart A More Just Course For Tomorrow.From The Hardcover Edition.
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