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The Wellborn Science : Eugenics in Germany, France, Brazil, and Russia.
The four contributors to this volume examine the eugenic movements in Germany, France, Brazil, and the Soviet Union. The scientific components of those programmes are considered alongside the social, religious, and political forces which have altered their original scientific goals.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
1990.
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| Colección: | Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contributors; 1. Eugenics in the History of Science; 2. The Race Hygiene Movement in Germany, 1904-1945; The Origins of German Eugenics, 1890-1903; The Wilhelmine Race Hygiene Movement, 1904-1918; Eugenics in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933; Eugenics under the Swastika, 1933-1945; Bibliography; 3. The Eugenics Movement in France, 1890-1940; The French Setting; The French Eugenics Society; The Twenties; Opposition to Eugenics; The Thirties and the Population Question; Sicard de Plauzoles; Immigration and Sterilization; Eugenics and the French Left; Conclusion; Bibliography.
- 4. Eugenics in Brazil, 1917-1940Structural and Social Origins; The Eugenics Movement, 1917-1929; Sanear é Eugenizar: To Sanitize Is to Eugenize; Race and the Eugenics Movement in the 1920s; Lamarck versus Mendel: A Scientific Divide; Lamarck, Mendel, and Race: An Ideological Divide; Eugenics in the Estado Nôvo; Conclusion; Bibliography; 5. Eugenics in Russia, 1900-1940; The Origins of Russian Eugenics, 1900-1920; The Structure of Russian Eugenics, 1920-1930; Bolshevik Eugenics; ""Eugenics"" and the Cultural Revolution, 1929-1932; ""Medical Genetics, "" Eugenics, and Lysenkoism, 1932-1940.
- ConclusionBibliography; 6. Towards a Comparative History of Eugenics; Myths and Realities; Issues and Agendas; Prospects; Bibliography; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.