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OverviewIn the last two decades of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th century, it was widely assumed that society ought to foster the breeding of those who possessed favourable traits and discourage or prevent the breeding of those who did not. To individuals across the political spectrum, controlled human breeding - or eugenics as it was labelled in 1883 by Francis Galton - seemed only good common sense. How did eugenics come to exert such powerful and broad appeal? What events shaped its direction? Whose interests did it finally serve? Why did it fall into disrepute? In spite of eugenics's bad reputation, has it survived in other guises? These are the questions this book aims to answer. The US experience is compared with those of Canada, Britain, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. As questions about eugenics have become more urgent, scholarly and lay understandings of its history have increasingly diverged. This book aims to bridge the gap between these understandings of the history of eugenics and, thereby, enrich debate on perplexing contemporary choices in genetic medicine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Diane B. PaulPublisher: Humanities Press International Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Humanities Press International Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780391039162ISBN 10: 0391039164 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 01 January 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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