Essays in eugenics

A world poised on the brink of modernity, yet still tethered to the certainties of the past-such is the paradox at the heart of this landmark collection. Here, the reader is drawn into the intellectual ferment of nineteenth century Britain, where the boundaries of social science essays and Victorian scientific writing were being redrawn by bold thinkers and controversial debates. The essays within explore the tangled roots of heredity and genetics, tracing how theories of human improvement ...