In the name of eugenics
Subtitle: genetics and the uses of human heredity
By: by Daniel J. Kevles.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
Subjects: Eugenics -- History; Heredity, Human; Race discrimination; Genetic engineering
Description: Traces the history of eugenics, the science of improving human beings by exploiting theories of heredity, from its late-nineteenth-century origins to the present, addressing such controversial issues as cloning and genetic engineering.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.