Human Heredity in the Twentieth Century

Bernd Gausemeier, Staffan Muller-Wille, Edmund Ramsden

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English

Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
01 October 2013

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; History of medicine; Hereditary diseases & disorders

Series: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine

The essays in this collection examine how human heredity was understood between the end of the First World War and the early 1970s. The contributors explore the interaction of science, medicine and society in determining how heredity was viewed across the world during the politically turbulent years of the twentieth century.

By: Bernd Gausemeier
Edited by: Staffan Muller-Wille, Edmund Ramsden
Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 15
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 589g
ISBN: 9781848934269
ISBN 10: 1848934262
Series: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 October 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements, List of Contributors, List of Figures and Tables, Introduction: Human Heredity in the Twentieth Century – Bernd Gausemeier, Staff an Müller-Wille and Edmund Ramsden, Part I: Constructing Surveys of Heredity, Part II: Blood and Populations, Part III: Human Heredity in the Laboratory, Part IV: Understanding and Managing Disease, Part V: Reconstructing Discipline(s), Notes, Index

Bernd Gausemeier

Reviews for Human Heredity in the Twentieth Century

'Along with an excellent introduction by the editors, there are sixteen chapters, distributed among five sections ... No serious student of heredity's long run should be without [it].' British Journal for the History of Science 'an intellectually provocative and theoretically inspiring book ... This volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of the history of human heredity.' Social History of Medicine 'These essays are critical reading for anyone interested in a real view of the erratic progression of science. All are engaging, well written, and profusely referenced.' CHOICE