Books by Ruth Schwartz Cowan
“It deals with cases in which what we might call eugenics is actually successful and non-threatening.” Read more...
Philippa Levine, Historian
Interviews where books by Ruth Schwartz Cowan were recommended
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In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
by Daniel Kevles -
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The Nazi Connection: Eugenics, American Racism, and German National Socialism
by Stefan Kuhl -
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Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America
by Alexandra Minna Stern -
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The Hour of Eugenics: Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America
by Nancy Leys Stepan -
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Heredity and Hope: The Case for Genetic Screening
by Ruth Schwartz Cowan
The best books on Eugenics, recommended by Philippa Levine
The best books on Eugenics, recommended by Philippa Levine
The term ‘eugenics’ elicits queasiness amongst those who associate it with the Nazis. But Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw and Margaret Sanger were among its many proponents in the interwar period. Why? Philippa Levine, professor of history at the University of Texas, explains.
