 | Blood and Homeland: Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900-1940 Subjects: Eugenics -- Europe Central -- History -- 20th century; Eugenics -- Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 20th century; Racism -- Europe Central -- History -- 20th century; Racism -- Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 20th century; Nationalism -- Europe Central --; The history of eugenics and racial nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe is a neglected topic of analysis in contemporary scholarship. The 20 essays in this volume, written by distinguished scholars of eugenics and fascism alongside a new generation of scholars, excavate the hitherto unknown eugenics movements in Central and Southeast Europe, including Austria and Germany. Eugenics and racial nationalism are topics that have constantly been marginalized and rated as incompatible with local national traditions in Central and Southeast Europe. These topics receive a new treatment here. On the one hand, the historiographic perspective connects developments in the history of anthropology and eugenics with political ideologies such as racial nationalism and anti-Semitism; on the other hand, it contests the 'Sonderweg' approach adopted by scholars dealing with these issues. Turda Marius : Marius Turda is Professor in 20th Century Central and Eastern European Biomedicine at Oxford Brookes University. He is Director of the Centre for Medical Humanities. Weindling Paul J. :Paul J. Weindling is Wellcome Trust Research Professor in the History of Medicine at Oxford Brookes University. |
