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The Black Stork

- Eugenics and the Death of `Defective' Babies in American Medicine and Motion Pictures since 1915

Om The Black Stork

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".

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195077315
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 328
  • Utgitt:
  • 11. juli 1996
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 162x241x24 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 789 g.
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 17. september 2025

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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".

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