Richard Cleminson

Anarchism and eugenics (eBook, ePUB)

An unlikely convergence, 1890-1940

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

At the heart of this book is what would appear to be a striking and fundamental paradox: the espousal of a 'scientific' doctrine that sought to eliminate 'dysgenics' and champion the 'fit' as a means of 'race' survival by a political and social movement that ostensibly believed in the destruction of the state and the removal of all hierarchical relationships. What explains this reception of eugenics by anarchism? How was eugenics mobilised by anarchists as part of their struggle against capitalism and the state? What were the consequences of this overlap for both anarchism and eugenics as transnational movements?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526124494
• Artikelnr.: 57471903

Autorenporträt

Richard Cleminson is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Leeds

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The national and international context of theories on inheritance and eugenics 2. From "Conscious Procreation" and Neo-Malthusianism to Eugenics: Anarchism in England
France
Portugal
Spain and Argentina
1890-1920 3. Anarchist eugenics
women's bodies and the dilemma of sterilisation 4. Conclusion