The Black Stork

Eugenics And The Death Of `Defective' Babies In American Medicine And Motion Pictures Since 1915

language: english
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC, July of 1996 ‧
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In the 1910s, Dr Haiselden allowed the deaths of six infants he diagnozed as "defectives". His story highlights many other controversies. The book shows how efforts to improve human heredity became linked with euthanasia and shows how mass culture changed the meaning of concepts like "heredity".

The Black Stork

Eugenics And The Death Of `Defective' Babies In American Medicine And Motion Pictures Since 1915

Property Description
ISBN: 9780195077315
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
Release Date: July of 1996
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Format: Book
Collection: Borderlands Sequence S.
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Biographies
EAN: 9780195077315

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