Concise and well-argued essential reading for anyone interested in genetics, disease, and the meaning of race. (
Science 2006)
Practitioners of the future will have to take these separate histories into account as this new era unfolds. (Doris Teichler Zallen, PhD
JAMA 2006)
Fascinating. (Jackie Leach Scully
Social History of Medicine 2007)
Perfectly suited for use in teaching the history of medicine and health At once concise, readable, and demanding in its parsimony. It should not be missed by anyone who cares about the emerging shape of health care in the age of genomic medicine. (Christopher Crenner
Journal of the History of Medicine 2008)
Offers interesting information and pertinent discussions The book deserves to be read by a large public. (Michel Morange
Isis 2008)
No book brings together contemporary understandings of genetics as a social rather than a biological project as nicely as
The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine. This book, accessible to both scholars and general readers, greatly contributes to our understanding of the ways in which concepts developed in genetic medicine influence people's definitions of ethnicity and race. (Kaja Finkler, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2009)
The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine brings into focus intriguing concepts at the intersection of science and society This book ought to encourage others to produce biosocial histories of this kind. (Abidemi Adegbola, M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry )
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sickle Cell Disease provides a history of diseases which have been connected with racial makeup, sparking ethnic controversies in their discussion and analysis. The authors draw links between biology and social issues, examining underlying influences on research and perspective of modern medicine and how Americans ultimately come to embrace or reject projected breakthroughs. From therapy as social justice to media headlines and changing social perspectives, THE TROUBLED DREAM OF GENETIC MEDICINE is a powerful testimony to the power of prejudice even in the field of medical research.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
