Post-War Eugenics, Reproductive Choices and Population Policies in Greece, 1950s-1980s

• Main Author: Barmpouti, Alexandra (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Europe-History-1492-.; Medicine-History.; Gender identity.; Social history.; History of Modern Europe.; History of Medicine.; Gender and Sexuality.; Social History.

This book sheds light on the history of Greek eugenics during the post-war period. At this time, eugenics had already been condemned by international declarations. Alexandra Barmpouti, however, challenges the assumption that eugenics disappeared and confirms the continuity of eugenics after the Seco...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Health and Hygiene, 1900-1950
• Chapter 3: The Hellenic Eugenics Society
• Chapter 4: The International Network
• Chapter 5: Eugenic Concerns
• Chapter 6: Conclusions
• Index.