The eugenics movement and the eugenic idea in Britain 1900-1914: a historical study

This research falls into two parts. The first part begins with some observations on the methods employed in the writing of intellectual history. These observations are essentially critical and lead on to a detailed discussion of some proposed alternatives. The first chapter does not claim to have so...

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1. VerfasserIn: Young, T. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1980
In:Jahr: 1980
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