Latin Eugenics in Comparative Perspective

Latin eugenics was a scientific, cultural and political programme designed to biologically empower modern European and American nations once commonly described as 'Latin', sharing genealogical, linguistic, religious, and cultural origins. offers a comparative, nuanced approach to eugenics as a scientific programme as well as a cultural and political phenomenon. It examines the commonalities of eugenics in 'Latin' Europe and Latin America. As a program to achieve the social and political goals of modern welfare systems, Latin eugenics strongly influenced the complex relationship of the state to the individual. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources in many languages, this book offers the first history of Latin eugenics in Europe and the Americas.

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• Authors: Aaron Gillette, Marius Turda, Turda Marius
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.10.2014
• EAN: 9781472531407
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-3140-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Latin America, Europe, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, General and world history, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Population & demography, Population and Demography