Science at the Borders: Immigrant Medical Inspection and the Shaping of the Modern Industrial Labor Force
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In 1891, officers of the United States Public Health Service began examining immigrants at the nation's borders for loathsome and dangerous contagious diseases. First introduced as a means to screen out those who posed a threat to public health, the examinations were soon described by officials as a way of denying entry to applicants who could not work and would, therefore, be a burden on society. But historian Amy Fairchild has unearthed a curious...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801870801
ISBN13:9780801870804
Release Date:June 2003
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:408 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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