Book ID: CBB001213992

Physical Anthropology, Race and Eugenics in Greece (1880s--1970s) (2013)

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Troumpeta, Sevaste (Author)


Brill


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: xii + 337 pp.
Language: English

Before it became established as an academic discipline, physical anthropology emerged as a contested notion of reference to the cosmological views associated with the Darwinian theory of evolution and its implementation by the natural sciences. However, its subsequent development points to a science which made holistic claims regarding its ability to explore humankind in its entirety and to influence society, with its involvement in politics, as well as racial and eugenic concepts serving as the vehicle for doing so. This book explores the emergence of physical anthropology in the modern Greek state and its development over a period of one century from the viewpoint of the proclaimed intention of its representatives to influence societal developments. The book is the first to subject Greek racial and eugenic discourse to detailed research." -- Publisher website.

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Review Despo Kritsotaki (2015) Review of "Physical Anthropology, Race and Eugenics in Greece (1880s--1970s)". Social History of Medicine (pp. 941-942). unapi

Review Kyllingstad, Jon Røyne; Lefkaditou, Ageliki (2015) Review of "Physical Anthropology, Race and Eugenics in Greece (1880s--1970s)". Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (pp. 70-74). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Betta, Emmanuel
Hannah Nicole Patton
Mariella Mehr
Jenkins, Bill
Rosemblatt, Karin Alejandra
Wittmann, Emily
Concepts
Science and race
Eugenics
Physical anthropology
Race
Science and politics
Science and society
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
Progressive Era (1890s-1920s)
21st century
18th century
Places
United States
Mexico
Germany
Great Britain
South Carolina (U.S.)
Peru
Institutions
University of Edinburgh
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