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Eugenics, Literature, and Culture in Post-war Britain.

This book explores eugenics in its wider social context and in literary representations in post-war Britain. Drawing on a wide range of sources in medicine, social and educational policy, genetics, popular science, science fiction, and literary texts, Hanson tracks the dynamic interactions between e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hanson, Clare
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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