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Breeding and Eugenics in the American Literary Imagination: Heredity Rules in the Twentieth Century (Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine)
Ewa Barbara Luczak
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Hardcover. A disturbing but ultimately discredited strain in American thought, eugenics was a crucial ideological force in the early twentieth century. Luczak investigates the work of writers like Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, to consider the impact of eugenic racial discourse on American literary production from 1900-1940. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
A disturbing but ultimately discredited strain in American thought, eugenics was a crucial ideological force in the early twentieth century. Luczak investigates the work of writers like Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, to consider the impact of eugenic racial discourse on American literary production from 1900-1940.
A disturbing but ultimately discredited strain in American thought, eugenics was a crucial ideological force in the early twentieth century. Luczak investigates the work of writers like Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, to consider the impact of eugenic racial discourse on American literary production from 1900-1940.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137545787
SKU
V9781137545787
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99-15
About Ewa Barbara Luczak
Ewa Barbara Luczak is Associate Professor of American Literature at the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland. She is the author of How Their Living Outside America Affected Five African American Authors: Toward a Theory of Expatriate Literature.
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