Hanson, Clare.

Eugenics, literature and culture in post-war Britain [electronic resource] / Clare Hanson. - New York : Routledge, 2013. - 190 p. : ill. - Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 11 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index.

Eugenics and the meritocracy -- Defective humans: mental deficiency in post-war Britain -- Genetics and eugenics -- Race and the body politic -- Population control -- Afterword.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780203097915 (electronic bk.)




English literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Literature and society--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Eugenics in literature.
Eugenics--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Biopolitics--History--Great Britain--20th century.


Electronic books.

PR478.S57 / H36 2013

820.9/00914