RT Book
T1 Social Mendelism: genetics and the politics of race in Germany, 1900-1948
A1 Ṭeikher, Amir 1978-
LA English
PP Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1686497806
AB "Who was the scientific progenitor of eugenic thought? Amir Teicher challenges the preoccupation with Darwin's eugenic legacy by uncovering the extent to which Gregor Mendel's theory of heredity became crucial in the formation - and radicalization - of eugenic ideas. Through a compelling analysis of the entrenchment of genetic thinking in the social and political policies in Germany between 1900 and 1948, Teicher exposes how Mendelian heredity became saturated with cultural meaning, fed racial anxieties, reshaped the ideal of the purification of the German national body and ultimately defined eugenic programs. Drawing on scientific manuscripts and memoirs, bureaucratic correspondence, court records, school notebooks, and Hitler's table talk as well as popular plays and films, Social Mendelism presents a new paradigm for understanding links between genetics and racism, and between biological and social thought"--
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 232-263
CN HQ755.5.G3
SN 9781108499491
SN 9781108730747
K1 Mendel, Gregor : 1822-1884 : Influence
K1 Eugenics : Germany : History : 20th century
K1 Mendel's law
K1 Involuntary sterilization : Germany : History : 20th century
K1 Racism : Germany : History : 20th century
K1 Germany : Race relations
K1 Germany : Politics and government : 20th century
DO 10.1017/9781108583190