With and without Galton : Vasilii Florinskii and the fate of eugenics in Russia

With and without Galton Vasilii Florinskii and the fate of eugenics in Russia

In this lucid and insightful work, Nikolai Krementsov argues that the concept of eugenics brings together ideas, values, practices, and fears energised by a focus on the future. It has proven so seductive to different groups over time because it provides a way to grapple with fundamental existential...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Krement͡sov, N. L., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, England : Open Book Publishers 2018
[2018]
Materias:
Galton, Francis, > 1822-1911.
Florinskīĭ, V. M. > (Vasilīĭ Markovich), > 1833-1899. > Usovershenstvovanie i vyrozhdenie chelovecheskogo roda.
Florinskīĭ, V. M. > (Vasilīĭ Markovich), > 1833-1899.
Eugenics > Soviet Union > History.
Francis Galton
science
Vasilii Florinskii
medicine
USSR
history
biography
eugenics
Russia
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; List of Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Note on Names, Transliterations, and Translations; Acknowledgments; The Faces of Eugenics: Local Mirrors and Global Reflections; I. "HYGIENIC" AND "RATIONAL" MARRIAGE; 1. The Author: Vasilii Florinskii; 2. The Publisher: Grigorii Blagosvetlov; 3. The Book: Darwinism and Social Hygiene; 4. The Hereafter: Words and Deeds; II. "BOURGEOIS" AND "PROLETARIAN" EUGENICS; 5. Rebirth: Eugenics and Marxism; 6. Resonance: Euphenics, Medical Genetics, and Rassenhygiene; 7. Afterlife: Medical Genetics and "Racial" Eugenics.
  • 8. Science of the Future: With and Without GaltonApologia: The Historian's Craft; Notes; Index.

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