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Biopolitics: lessons from history.

S A Peterson
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Biopolitics is an emerging subdiscipline within the field of political science. The essay examines historical antecendents and delineates three categories of such works: 1) metaphor, 2) evolutionary/genetic influences on behavior, and 3) public policy implications. A number of problems with these works are noted. Finally, suggestions for the current interest in biopolitics are outlines, based upon the historical analysis.

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S A Peterson. 1976. Biopolitics: lessons from history.. https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6696(197610)12%3A4%3C354%3A%3Aaid-jhbs2300120407%3E3.0.co%3B2-r

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