Health, Race and German Politics between National Unification and Nazism, 1870–1945 - Paul (University of Oxford) Weindling - Bog

Analysis of the orgins of the holocaust traditionally centres around voelkisch racial ideologies, overlooking the effects of racial ideas on biology and health. Based on a wealth of hitherto neglected archival sources, this book analyses the origins, social composition and impact of eugenics in the context of the social and political tension of an industrialising empire.