The Unfit: A History of a Bad Idea

by Elof Axel Carlson

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879695870
• ISBN13: 9780879695873
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant

This stunningly brilliant book explores the birth and consequences of eugenics in the world, and its connections to the Holocaust. "The Unfit: A History of a Bad Idea" is thoroughly researched, yet the writing is so beautiful it reads like a novel - a fascinating and disturbing one, which should be read by millions.

the finest work on Eugenics to date

This book is by far the best I have ever seen on this facinating topic. It is an extremly insightful work that is a pure joy to read. Mr. Elof Carlson is a brillant writer and this is some of his best work. I feel it is the quientessential work on Eugenics