Social mendelism : genetics and the politics of race in Germany, 1900-1948 / Amir Teicher. [electron...
Social mendelism : genetics and the politics of race in Germany, 1900-1948 / Amir Teicher. [electron...
Social mendelism : genetics and the politics of race in Germany, 1900-1948 / Amir Teicher. [electronic resource]
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Alternative title
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Mendel's laws and their application to humans, 1865-1913 -- Mendelism maturing : from experimental to interpretative framework, 1913-1933 -- Mendelism, purity and national renewal -- Annihilating defective genes : Mendelian consciousness and the sterilization campaign -- Mendelizing the sterilizatio...
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Who was the scientific progenitor of eugenic thought? Amir Teicher challenges the preoccupation with Darwin's eugenic legacy by uncovering the extent to which Gregor Mendel's theory of heredity became crucial in the formation - and radicalization - of eugenic ideas. Through a compelling analysis of the entrenchment of genetic thinking in the social...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Social mendelism : genetics and the politics of race in Germany, 1900-1948 / Amir Teicher. [electronic resource]
Variant title
BOOK
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Feb 2020).
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VKaz0LMyJd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0LMyJd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1-108-58319-9
1-108-60300-9
1-108-60659-8
DDC
305.800943/0904
MMS ID
991024402512302626
