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Davenport's Dream: 21st Century Reflections on Heredity and Eugenics
In 1911, the influential geneticist Charles Davenport published Heredity in Relation to Eugenics, advancing his ideas of how genetics would improve society in the 20th century. Medical books Davenport's Dream. It became a college textbook and a foundation for the widespread eugenics movement in the United States. Nearly 100 years later, many of the issues raised by Davenport are again being debated, in different guises. In this new volume, prominent academics discuss themes from Davenport s book human genetic variation, mental illness, nature vs. nurture, human evolution in a contemporary context Medical books Davenport's Dream: 21st Century Reflections On Heredity And Eugenics Watson, Jam. format hardback language english publication year 01 03 2008 subject mathematics sciences subject 2 life sciences general title davenport s dream 21 st century reflections on heredity and eugenics author watson james d editor witkowski ja editor inglis jr editor publisher cold spring harbor laboratory pr publication date mar 31 2008 pages 298 binding hardcover edition 1 st dimensions 6 00 wx 8 75 hx 1 75 d isbn 0879697563 subject medical genetics description editors witkowski executive direc
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format hardback language english publication year 01 03 2008 subject mathematics sciences subject 2 life sciences general title davenport s dream 21 st century reflections on heredity and eugenics author watson james d editor witkowski ja editor inglis jr editor publisher cold spring harbor laboratory pr publication date mar 31 2008 pages 298 binding hardcover edition 1 st dimensions 6 00 wx 8 75 hx 1 75 d isbn 0879697563 subject medical genetics description editors witkowski executive direc
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Author: Witkowski, JA ISBN-10: 0879697563
Categories: Human genetics, Eugenics, Human genetics->Social aspects. Contributors: Jan A Witkowski and John R Inglis - Author. Format: Hardcover
Medical Book Davenport's Dream
It became a college textbook and a foundation for the widespread eugenics movement in the United States. Nearly 100 years later, many of the issues raised by Davenport are again being debated, in different guises. In this new volume, prominent academics discuss themes from Davenport s book human genetic variation, mental illness, nature vs. nurture, human evolution in a contemporary context. Davenport s original book is reprinted along with the essays. This book will be useful to historians of science as well as those interested in the social implications of human genetics research past, present, and future.
