Nazi Symbiosis - Human Genetics and Politics in the Third Reich

Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain? This title offers an account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich.

About the author

Sheila Faith Weiss is professor of history at Clarkson University and author of "Race Hygiene and National Efficiency: The Eugenics of Wilhelm Schallmayer."

Summary

Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain? This title offers an account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich.

Product details

• Authors: Sheila Faith Weiss, Sheila Faith Weiss, Weiss Sheila Faith
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2013
• EAN: 9780226055718
• ISBN: 978-0-226-05571-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, MEDICAL / Ethics, SCIENCE / History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, MEDICAL / History, History of Science, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Medical ethics and professional conduct