Social Mendelism: genetics and the politics of race in Germany, 1900-1948

"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 compell...

Полное описание

Сохранить в:  
Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Ṭeikher, Amir 1978- (Автор)
Формат: Electronic/Print
Язык:Английский
Слжба доставки Subito: Заказать сейчас.
Проверить наличие: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Опубликовано: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
В:Год: 2020
Обзоры:Social Mendelism: Genetics and the Politics of Race in Germany, 1900–1948Amir Teicher (2021) (Hart, Mitchell B.)
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Mendel, Gregor 1822-1884 / Евгеника / Расовая гигиена / Принудительная стерилизация / Германия (ГДР, мотив) / История (мотив) 1900-1945
Другие ключевые слова:B Eugenics (Germany) History 20th century
B Germany Race relations
B Mendel, Gregor (1822-1884) Influence
B Germany Politics and government 20th century
B Racism (Germany) History 20th century
B Mendel's law
B Involuntary sterilization (Germany) History 20th century
Online-ссылка: Volltext (doi)
Описание
Итог:"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"--
Примечание:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 232-263
ISBN:110849949X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108583190