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Eugenics: A Very Short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Eugenics A Very Short introduction - Very Short Introductions
Author: Philippa Levine
In 1883, Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, coined the word "eugenics" to express his dream of perfecting the human race by applying the laws of genetic heredity. Adapting Darwin's theory of evolution to human society, eugenics soon became a powerful, international movement, committed to using the principles of heredity and statistics t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199385904
ISBN-10: 0199385904
Publication Date: 12/2/2016
Pages: 176
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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