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'Stefan Kühl is one of the few researchers to look at race hygiene and eugenics in an international context; he goes well beyond the time period of 1933 to 1945. An impressive, passionately written book.' - Robert N. Proctor, Professor of the History of Science, Stanford University, USA
'Kühl's book fills a research gap that has existed for quite some time. It provides evidence that racial hygiene and eugenics were part of a closely intertwined international movement. This is an extremely compelling correction of the great simplifications that have reigned until now. The book urges us to be skeptical about contemporary fashions in academic study and the use that has been made of them by policymakers. Required reading!' - Peter Weingart, Professor of Sociology, University of Bielefeld, Germany
'Stefan Kühl's clearly presented book deals with a history that in an oppressive way is not over yet. The author takes the historical analysis of the eugenic-race hygiene dream of genetically perfect people out of their national contexts, and impressively reconstructs the international dimensions of this phenomenon. The book constitutes a quantum leap forward from current historiography.' - Jakob Tanner, Professor of History, University of Zürich, Switzerland
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Book Title: For the Betterment of the Race
Book Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of the International Movement for Eugenics and Racial Hygiene
Authors: Stefan Kühl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137286123
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Stefan Kühl 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-28611-6Published: 06 August 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49700-0Published: 02 May 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-28612-3Published: 07 August 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 288
Topics: World History, Global and Transnational History, Modern History, European History, History of Science, Social History, Ethnicity Studies