Our Own Master Race Eugenics in Canada, 1885-1945 |
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Author:
| McLaren, Angus |
Series title: | Canadian Social History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-541365-6 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1990 |
Publisher: | University of Toronto Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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In this landmark book Angus McLaren, co-author of The Bedroom and the State, examines the pervasiveness in Canada of the eugenic notion of "race betterment" and demonstrates that many Canadians believed that radical measures were justified to protect the community from the "degenerate."
In this landmark book Angus McLaren, co-author of The Bedroom and the State, examines the pervasiveness in Canada of the eugenic notion of "race betterment" and demonstrates that many Canadians believed that radical measures were justified to protect the community from the "degenerate."