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Francois Weil
Family Trees [EPUB ebook]
A History of Genealogy in America

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Americans long and restless search for identity through family trees illuminates the story of America itself, according to Francois Weil, as preoccupation with social standing, racial purity, and national belonging gave way to an embrace of diversity in one s forebears, pursued through Ancestry.com and advances in DNA testing.

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Format EPUB ● Pagini 320 ● ISBN 9780674076341 ● Editura Harvard University Press ● Publicat 2014 ● Descărcabil 6 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 2671303 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM

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