Asperger's Children The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna |
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| Author:
| Sheffer, Edith |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68324-946-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | Center Point Large Print
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $37.95 |
Book Description:
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Hans Asperger, the pioneer of autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for his compassionate defense of children with disabilities. But in this groundbreaking book, prize-winning historian Edith Sheffer exposes that Asperger was not only involved in the racial policies of Hitler's Third Reich, he was complicit in the murder of children.
Hans Asperger, the pioneer of autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for his compassionate defense of children with disabilities. But in this groundbreaking book, prize-winning historian Edith Sheffer exposes that Asperger was not only involved in the racial policies of Hitler's Third Reich, he was complicit in the murder of children.