Black stork, the: eugenics and the death of `defective' babies in american medicine and motion pictures since 1915
Auteur :
Pernick, Martin S.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195077315
Date de publication :
11 juil. 1996
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
789 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the 1910s, Dr Haiselden allowed the deaths of six infants he diagnozed as "defectives". His story highlights many other controversies. The book shows how efforts to improve human heredity became linked with euthanasia and shows how mass culture changed the meaning of concepts like "heredity"