UID:
edocfu_9958353187702883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442623316
Series Statement:
Canadian Social History Series
Content:
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."
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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1. The Birth of Biological Politics --
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2. Public Health and Hereditarian Concerns --
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3. Stemming the Flood of Defective Aliens --
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4. Sex, Science, and Race Betterment --
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5. Creating a Haven for Human Thoroughbreds --
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6. The Eugenics Society of Canada --
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7. Genetics, Eugenics, and Human Pedigrees --
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8. The Death of Eugenics? --
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Epilogue --
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Notes --
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Index --
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Backmatter
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442623316
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442623316
