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Preface, 1995Preface to the original EditionI. Francis Galton, Founder of the FaithII. Knife Pearson for Saint BiometrikaIII. Charles Davenport and also the prayer of good ConceptsIV. The Gospel becomes PopularV. Deterioration and DeficiencyVI. Steps of RegenerationVII. Eugenic EnactmentsVIII. A Coalition that CriticsIX. False BiologyX. Lionel Penrose and the Colchester SurveyXI. A reform EugenicsXII. Brave new BiologyXIII. The facility of human GeneticsXIV. Apogee that the English SchoolXV. Blood, large Science, and BiochemistryXVI. Chromosomes-the Binder"s MistakesXVII. A brand-new EugenicsXVIII. Varieties of PresumptuousnessXIX. Song of DeicideNotesEssay ~ above SourcesAcknowledgementsIndexWhat civilization are Saying around This
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The finest of all publications on the history of eugenics.
Stephen Jay GouldThe historic sweep that
All the more powerful because that confronting folly
A lucid and intricate history of eugenics...which has long to be the preserve of specialists. However an expertise of that background is central to informed controversy on issues affecting the general public in general and also scientists in particular. Kevles"s lively and informative publication makes that conflict possible. It deserves a wide audience. Diane B. Paul
Scientific AmericanA revealing study of the tangled history of the eugenik movement and also its relation to the scientific research of person genetics...Kevles renders clear the symbiotic relations in between the actual science of genes