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1 online resource (xiv, 467 pages) |
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 259 |
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 259.
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A "purely theoretical institute for the study of the nature of man" : the founding of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics, 1920-1927 -- "The human of the future under the scrutiny of research" : the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics in the Weimar Republic, 1927-1933 -- The "Faustian bargain" : the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics in the National Socialist era, 1933-1938/1942 -- In the realm of opportunity : the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics during World War II, 1938/42-1945 |
| Summary |
When the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics opened its doors in 1927, it could rely on wide political approval, ranging from the Social Democrats over the Catholic Centre to the far rightwing of the party spectrum. In 1933 the institute and its founding director Eugen Fischer came under pressure to adjust, which they were able to ward off through Selbstgleichschaltung (auto-coordination). The Third Reich brought about a mutual beneficial servicing of science and politics. With their research into hereditary health and racial policies the institute??'s employ |
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antropologie |
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anthropology |
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geschiedenis |
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history |
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geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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wetenschap |
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science |
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humane genetica |
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human genetics |
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levenswetenschappen |
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life sciences |
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Sciences (General) |
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Empirische wetenschappen (algemeen) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the German |
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| Subject |
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik -- History
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik |
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik |
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Berlin -- Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, Menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik. |
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Eugenics -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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Anthropology -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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National socialism and medicine.
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Eugenics.
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Anthropology.
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Eugenics -- history
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Anthropology -- history
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History, 20th Century
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National Socialism -- history
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Eugenics
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Anthropology
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anthropology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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Sciences humaines.
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Sciences sociales.
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Anthropology
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Eugenics
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National socialism and medicine
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Eugenik -- historia -- Tyskland -- 1927-1945.
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Antropologi -- historia -- Tyskland -- 1927-1945.
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Rasbiologi -- Tyskland -- 1927-1945.
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Nazism och medicin.
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Germany |
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Germany
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781402066009 |
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1402066007 |
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9781402065996 |
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140206599X |
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661118015X |
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9786611180157 |
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