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Preaching eugenics : religious leaders and the American eugenics movement.
The author tells how Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders confronted and enthusiastically embraced eugenics - a movement that embodied progressive attitudes about modern science at the time. She argues that religious leaders pursued eugenics precisely when they moved away from traditional religi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The author tells how Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders confronted and enthusiastically embraced eugenics - a movement that embodied progressive attitudes about modern science at the time. She argues that religious leaders pursued eugenics precisely when they moved away from traditional religious tenets. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019515679X 9780195156799 |