Race Hygiene and National Efficiency: The Eugenics of Wilhelm Schallmayer

Race Hygiene and National Efficiency: The Eugenics of Wilhelm Schallmayer offers an in-depth examination of the intellectual foundations of German eugenics, centering on the life and work of Wilhelm Schallmayer. A pivotal figure in the early eugenics movement in Germany, Schallmayer played a crucial role in shaping the theoretical and ideological framework of race hygiene. Unlike many accounts that retrospectively link German eugenics exclusively to the Nazi regime, this book places Schallm...