On Race and Miscegenation: Portuguese Racial Studies During the 1930s and 1940s

In the first half of the twentieth century, miscegenation was widely discussed internationally, particularly as to the possibility of being biologically harmful. In Portugal, the scientific debate on miscegenation was complex, being generally in tune with different positions that aligned with politi...

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Main Author: Cabrita Alexandra
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2024-0015
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title On Race and Miscegenation: Portuguese Racial Studies During the 1930s and 1940s
title_full On Race and Miscegenation: Portuguese Racial Studies During the 1930s and 1940s
title_fullStr On Race and Miscegenation: Portuguese Racial Studies During the 1930s and 1940s
title_full_unstemmed On Race and Miscegenation: Portuguese Racial Studies During the 1930s and 1940s
title_short On Race and Miscegenation: Portuguese Racial Studies During the 1930s and 1940s
title_sort on race and miscegenation portuguese racial studies during the 1930s and 1940s
topic miscegenation
race
inheritance
anthropobiology
portuguese dictatorship
url https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2024-0015
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