Breeding Contempt : The History of Coerced Sterilization in the United States.
Most closely associated with the Nazis and World War II atrocities, eugenics is sometimes described as a government-orchestrated breeding program, other times as a pseudo-science, and often as the first step leading to genocide. Less frequently it is recognized as a movement having links to the Uni...
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Other Authors / Creators: | Largent, Mark. |
Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2007. |
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Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Summary: | Most closely associated with the Nazis and World War II atrocities, eugenics is sometimes described as a government-orchestrated breeding program, other times as a pseudo-science, and often as the first step leading to genocide. Less frequently it is recognized as a movement having links to the United States. But eugenics does have a history in this country, and Mark A. Largent tells that story by exploring one of its most disturbing aspects, the compulsory sterilization of more than 64,000 Americans. No detailed description available for "Breeding Contempt". |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780813543802 |
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