The Oxford handbook of the history of eugenics [electronic resource] / edited by Alison Bashford, Philippa Levine

Additional Titles: History of eugenics
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 586 pages)
Additional Creators: Bashford, Alison, 1963- and Levine, Philippa

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Summary

Eugenic thought and practice swept the world from the late 19th to the mid-20th century in a transnational phenomenon that informed social and scientific policy across the political spectrum. This book dispels the automatic and exclusive link between eugenics and the Holocaust.

Subject(s)

Eugenics—History

ISBN

9780199940417 (ebook)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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