Post-War Eugenics, Reproductive Choices and Population Policies in Greece, 1950s–1980s
Authors: Barmpouti, Alexandra
Free Preview- Offers new insights into the eugenics and birth control movement in Greece to show the continuity of eugenics during the post-war period
- Presents research from previously unexplored Greek, American and British archives
- Situates the Greek case within an international context, exploring the development of a network of Greek, American and British eugenicists
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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 Second World War. She looks at the Greek paradigm because it included the establishment of a eugenics society in 1953 and revealed the contact of Greek eugenicists with renowned British and American birth control advocates.
The book covers for the first time the untold history of contraception in Greece during the 1950s and 1960s when the use of female contraceptives was forbidden. It thus argues that birth control was ideologically based on eugenics. In the same context, the book discusses significant breakthroughs related to eugenics, such as the rise of the feminist movement and the advance of human genetics that took place during this period. - About the authors
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Alexandra Barmpouti holds a PhD in the History of Medicine from Oxford Brookes University. Her research interests include the relationship between eugenics and the control of human reproduction and population management.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-20
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Health and Hygiene, 1900–1950
Pages 21-43
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The Hellenic Eugenics Society
Pages 45-83
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The International Network
Pages 85-132
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Eugenic Concerns
Pages 133-190
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Post-War Eugenics, Reproductive Choices and Population Policies in Greece, 1950s–1980s
- Authors
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- Alexandra Barmpouti
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-03568-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-03568-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-03567-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 204
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
- Topics
