{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-eugenics-9780674445574","title":"In the Name of Eugenics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Kevles traces the study and practice of eugenics--the science of \"improving\" the human species by exploiting theories of heredity--from its inception in the late nineteenth century to its most recent manifestation within the field of genetic engineering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA revealing study of the tangled history of the eugenics movement and its relation to the science of human genetics...Kevles makes clear the symbiotic relations between the genuine science of genetics [and] the political programs and prejudices of the eugenicists. -- Leon J. Kamin * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eA lucid and intricate history of eugenics...which has long been the preserve of specialists. Yet an understanding of that history is central to informed debate on issues affecting the public in general and scientists in particular. Kevles's lively and informative book makes that debate possible. It deserves a wide audience. -- Diane B. Paul * Scientific American *\u003cbr\u003eAll the more powerful for confronting folly [with] urbanity and a clear eye. -- Horace Freeland Judson * New Republic *\u003cbr\u003eThe historical sweep that [Kevles] brings to bear in this marvellous book should make us ponder over the tenacity of eugenic theories. What does it say about our thought processes and the social structures that foster them? In addition to a gripping text Kevles provides copious notes and an essay on sources. He weaves personal histories into the history of the field so skillfully, blending anecdote, hard science and--albeit in a restricted sense--sociology, all in the correct proportions, all with enviable style and verve, that it is only after putting the book down that you realize you have been instructed while being entertained. -- Vidyanand Nanjundiah * Journal of Genetics *\u003cbr\u003eThe finest of all books on the history of eugenics. -- Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface, 1995   Preface to the Original Edition    I. Francis Galton, Founder of the Faith   II. Karl Pearson for Saint Biometrika   III. Charles Davenport and the Worship of Great Concepts   IV. The Gospel Becomes Popular   V. Deterioration and Deficiency   VI. Measures of Regeneration   VII. Eugenic Enactments   VIII. A Coalition of Critics   IX. False Biology   X. Lionel Penrose and the Colchester Survey   XI. A Reform Eugenics   XII. Brave New Biology   XIII. The Establishment of Human Genetics   XIV. Apogee of the English School   XV. Blood, Big Science, and Biochemistry   XVI. Chromosomes-the Binder's Mistakes   XVII. A New Eugenics   XVIII. Varieties of Presumptuousness   XIX. Songs of Deicide    Notes   Essay on Sources   Acknowledgements   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585784742231,"sku":"9780674445574","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674445574.jpg?v=1756489219","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-name-of-eugenics-9780674445574","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}