Eugenics and other evils : an argument against the scientifically organized state

Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874-1936 (Author). Perry, Michael W. (Michael Wiley) (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781587420061
ISBN: 1587420066
ISBN: 9781587420023
ISBN: 1587420023
Physical Description: 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
print
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Seattle : Inkling Books, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"The main text of this book comes from the definitive 1922 edition ... published by Cassell and Company of London"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What is eugenics? -- The first obstacles -- The anarchy from above -- The lunatic and the law -- The flying authority -- The unanswered challenge -- The established church of doubt -- A summary of a false theory -- The impotence of impenitence -- The history of a tramp -- The history of a eugenist -- The vengeance of the flesh -- The meanness of the motive -- The eclipse of liberty -- The transformation of socialism -- The end of household goods -- A short chapter -- A. Hereditary talent and character -- B. Eugenics: its definition, scope, and aims -- C. The progress of eugenics -- D. Two decades of eugenics -- E. Eugenics review -- F. Eugenics review and the mental deficiency act -- G. Birth control news and forced sterilization -- H. Birth control news and the 'unfit' -- I. Birth control news and eugenics.