The Origins and Growth of the English Eugenics Movement, 1865-1925

The Origins and Growth of the English Eugenics Movement, 1865-1925
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Publisher : Sts Occasional Papers
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-13 : 9781787510012
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Download or read book The Origins and Growth of the English Eugenics Movement, 1865-1925 written by Lyndsay Andrew Farrall and published by Sts Occasional Papers. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farrall offers a history of the Biometric School of eugenics. Key figures included Francis Galton and Karl Pearson. Galton developed the Eugenics Record Office, which became the Galton Laboratory for National Eugenics at University College London. Farrall tracks the development of these units and their campaigns for political action. Facsimile.


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