Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck

by Adam Cohen

Book Overview

Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction One of America's great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court's infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of "undesirable" citizens the law of the land In 1927, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling so disturbing, ignorant, and cruel that it stands as one of the great injustices in American history. In Imbeciles , bestselling author Adam Cohen exposes the court's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594204187
• ISBN13: 9781594204180
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"