Eugenics, Literature, and Culture in Post-war Britain

Eugenics, Literature, and Culture in Post-war Britain
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9780415806985
ISBN-13 : 0415806984
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Download or read book Eugenics, Literature, and Culture in Post-war Britain written by Clare Hanson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores eugenics in its wider social context and literary representations in post-war Britain, tracing the expression of eugenic ideas across disciplinary boundaries and in both high and low culture and demonstrating its powerful and pervasive influence as a cultural movement.


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