Cleansing the Fatherland
Subtitle: Nazi Medicine and Racial Hygiene
Contributors: Michael H. Kater (Foreword); Belinda Cooper (Translator)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: August 1, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780801848247
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Euthanasia; Fascism & Nazism; The Holocaust; Human experimentation in medicine; History; Ethics; Moral and ethical aspects; History - General History; Human experimentation in medic; History: World; Germany; Holocaust; History-Holocaust; Medical / Ethics; Medical / History; Medical-History; World War, 1939-1945; 20th century; Medical policy; Eugenics
First sentence: Fear of breathtaking advances in medical technology, the uncertainty of how to handle them, and perceived erosion of traditional ethical standards lead people to look for lessons in the Nazi experience.