1st Edition

Double Helix History Genetics and the Past

By Jerome De Groot Copyright 2023
222 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Double Helix History examines the interface between genetics and history in order to investigate the plausibility of ‘new’ knowledge derived from scientific methods and to reflect upon what it might mean for the practice of history. Since the mapping of the human genome in 2001, there has been an expansion in the use of genetic information for historical investigation. Geneticists are... Read more

1. Public 2. Practice 3. Politics 4. Ethics 5. Imagination 6. Self

Biography

Jerome DE GROOT is a Professor of Literature and Culture at University of Manchester and he was the Chair of Manchester UNESCO City of Literature consortium from 2016 to 2019. He has authored a number of historical books including Remaking History (Routledge, 2015) and Consuming History (Routledge, 2008/16).