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In the name of eugenics by Daniel J. Kevles · Booklabria

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In the name of eugenics

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In the name of eugenics

Name: In the name of eugenics
Author: Daniel J. Kevles

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First published: 1985
Language: English
Editions: 3

Synopsis

Traces the history of eugenics, the science of improving human beings by exploiting theories of heredity, from its late-nineteenth-century origins to the present, addressing such controversial issues as cloning and genetic engineering.

Subjects: History
Race relations
Genetic engineering
Genetics
Race discrimination
Eugenics

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