Eugenics: A Very Short Introduction

by Philippa Levine

Book Overview

In 1883, Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, coined the word "eugenics" to express his dream of perfecting the human race by applying the laws of genetic heredity. Adapting Darwin's theory of evolution to human society, eugenics soon became a powerful, international movement, committed to using the principles of heredity and statistics to encourage healthy and discourage unhealthy reproduction. Early in the twentieth century and across the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199385904
• ISBN13: 9780199385904
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 6.8"