In the Public Good - Eugenics and Law in Ontario

In the Public Good examines the trajectory of eugenic ideas in Ontario in the early twentieth century, when the eugenics movement gained support for the solutions it offered to social ills of the day. Koester focuses on key legal events that influenced eugenic ideas, showing how the law was used both to promote and deflect eugenic thinking.

About the author

C. Elizabeth Koester, a former practising lawyer, is a historian of eugenics and medicine at the University of Toronto.

Summary

In the Public Good examines the trajectory of eugenic ideas in Ontario in the early twentieth century, when the eugenics movement gained support for the solutions it offered to social ills of the day. Koester focuses on key legal events that influenced eugenic ideas, showing how the law was used both to promote and deflect eugenic thinking.

Product details

• Authors: C Elizabeth Koester, C. Elizabeth Koester
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780228008514
• ISBN: 978-0-228-00851-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 226 mm x 150 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 517 g
• Series: McGill-Queen's Associated Medi; McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society; McGill-Queen's/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous