Physical Anthropology, Race and Eugenics in Greece (1880s-1970s)

This study explores the emergence and development of physical anthropology in the modern Greek state from the viewpoint of the proclaimed intention of its representatives to influence societal developments. This study is the first to subject racial and eugenic discourses in Greece to research.

About the author

Sevasti Trubeta, PhD (1998) in Sociology, Humboldt University Berlin, is currently an assistant professor for sociology at the University of the Aegean (Greece). She has published articles, monographs and edited volumes on minorities, humanitarianism, eugenics and hygiene, with a regional focus on South Eastern Europe, in the English, German and Greek languages.

Product details

• Authors: Sevasti Trubeta
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9789004257665
• ISBN: 978-90-04-25766-5
• No. of pages: 354
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 239 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Balkan Studies Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences