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Three generations, no imbeciles : eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell
Author
Title
Three generations, no imbeciles : eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell / Paul A. Lombardo.
ISBN
9781421443188
142144318X
9781421443195
Edition
Updated edition.
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
Copyright Notice Date
©2022.
Physical Description
xvi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary
"The author tells the history of the eugenic sterilization case Buck v. Bell argued before the US Supreme Court in 1927. This updated edition has a new afterword that identifies how the Buck story remains relevant today"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell.
Other formats
ebook version :
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue : the expert witness
Problem families
Sex and surgery
The pedigree factory
Studying sterilization
The Mallory case
Laughlin's book
A Virginia sterilization law
Choosing Carrie Buck
Carrie Buck versus Dr. Priddy
Defenseless
On appeal : Buck v. Bell
In the Supreme Court
Reactions and repercussions
After the Supreme Court
Sterilizing Germans
Skinner v. Oklahoma
Buck, at Nuremberg and after
Rediscovering Buck
Epilogue : reconsidering Buck.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Trials, litigation, etc.
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