Controlling Human Heredity, 1865 to the Present

Controlling Human Heredity, 1865 to the Present
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Publisher : Humanities Press International
Total Pages : 184
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Download or read book Controlling Human Heredity, 1865 to the Present written by Diane B. Paul and published by Humanities Press International. This book was released on 1995 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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? Has it survived in other guises? These are some of the questions that Diane Paul sets out to answer - questions that have acquired a new urgency in light of developments in genetic medicine.


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