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Building a New Man: Eugenics, Racial Sciences and Genetics in Twentieth Century Italy (CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine)
Francesco Cassata
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Hardcover. Analyzes the Italian case study with the intention of discussing several fundamental themes of the comparative history of eugenics: the importance of the Latin eugenic model; the relationship between eugenics and fascism; the influence of Catholicism on the eugenic discourse and the complex links between genetics and eugenics. Translator(s): O'Loughlin, Erin. Series: CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
Analyzes the Italian case study with the intention of discussing several fundamental themes of the comparative history of eugenics: the importance of the Latin eugenic model; the relationship between eugenics and fascism; the influence of Catholicism on the eugenic discourse and the complex links between genetics and eugenics. Follows its theme up to the mid-1970s. The first part of the book analyses the process of the institutionalization of Italian eugenics: its scientific and cultural origins; the impact of the First World War and the debate after the war on the themes of birth control, premarital certification and sterilization. The second ... Read more
Analyzes the Italian case study with the intention of discussing several fundamental themes of the comparative history of eugenics: the importance of the Latin eugenic model; the relationship between eugenics and fascism; the influence of Catholicism on the eugenic discourse and the complex links between genetics and eugenics. Follows its theme up to the mid-1970s. The first part of the book analyses the process of the institutionalization of Italian eugenics: its scientific and cultural origins; the impact of the First World War and the debate after the war on the themes of birth control, premarital certification and sterilization. The second ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Central European University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine
Condition
New
Weight
788g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Budapest, Hungary
ISBN
9789639776838
SKU
V9789639776838
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About Francesco Cassata
Francesco Cassata is Research Fellow at the University of Turin, Department of Economics
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