Breeding Contempt The History of Coerced Sterilization in the United States |
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| Author:
| Largent, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-4998-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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Most closely associated with the Nazis and World War II atrocities, eugenics is sometimes described as a government-orchestrated breeding program, other times as a pseudo-science, and often as the first step leading to genocide. Less frequently it is recognized as a movement having links to the
United States. But eugenics
does have a history in this country, and Mark A. Largent tells that story by exploring one of its most disturbing...
More Description Most closely associated with the Nazis and World War II atrocities, eugenics is sometimes described as a government-orchestrated breeding program, other times as a pseudo-science, and often as the first step leading to genocide. Less frequently it is recognized as a movement having links to the United States. But eugenics does have a history in this country, and Mark A. Largent tells that story by exploring one of its most disturbing aspects, the compulsory sterilization of more than 64,000 Americans.