The Politics of Heredity - Essays on Eugenics, Biomedicine, and the Nature-Nurture Debate (Paperback)

This book explores the development of hybrid corn, the history of eugenics, human genetics, the nature-nurture debate, the origins of the Marxian concept of proletarian science, the shift in the meaning of "fitness" in evolutionary theory, the practice of normal science in Nazi Germany, and the making and selling of science textbooks. While the topics are diverse, a common theme unites them -- each explores links between biological science, social power, and public policy.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in Philosophy and Biology
Release date:	July 1998
First published:	July 1998
Authors:	Diane B. Paul
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-3822-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
LSN:	0-7914-3822-8
Barcode:	9780791438220

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