Medicine and Medical Ethics in Nazi Germany - Origins, Practices, Legacies (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

The participation of German physicians in medical experiments on innocent people and mass murder is one of the most disturbing aspects of the Nazi era and the Holocaust. Six distinguished historians working in this field are addressing the critical issues raised by these murderous experiments, such as the place of the Holocaust in the larger context of eugenic and racial research, the motivation and roles of the German medical establishment, and the impact and legacy of the eugenics movements and Nazi medical practice on physicians and medicine since World War II. Based on the authors' original scholarship, these essays offer an excellent and very accessible introduction to an important and controversial subject. They are also particularly relevant in light of current controversies over the nature and application of research in human genetics and biotechnology.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
Release date:	June 2002
Editors:	Francis R. Nicosia • Jonathan Huener
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	180
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-57181-386-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust
LSN:	1-57181-386-1
Barcode:	9781571813862

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