'The Hour of Eugenics': Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America

@article{Wade1991TheHO,
  title={'The Hour of Eugenics': Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America},
  author={Peter Wade and Nancy Leys Stepan},
  journal={Bulletin of Latin American Research},
  year={1991},
  volume={11},
  pages={346}
}
  • P. Wade, N. Stepan
  • Published 1 September 1992
  • Political Science
  • Bulletin of Latin American Research
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