International and German eugenics from ca.1880 up to the post-World War II period. Medical expertise - political ambition - relations to euthanasia in the Nazi context
TitelInternational and German eugenics from ca.1880 up to the post-World War II period. Medical expertise - political ambition - relations to euthanasia in the Nazi context
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Call number179.7/0024
Inventarnummer11589b
ErscheinungsortLondon, England
VerlagLexington Books
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Seitenpp45-58
MaterialArtikel
NotesArticle from the book 'Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia before, during, and after the Holocaust'
Beschreibung
The relationship between eugenics and euthanasia in the Nazi context has long been a topic of intense debates. This chapter summarizes the history of German eugenics and considers its implications on the systemic killings during the Nazi period