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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787123203321

Autore

Cleminson Richard

Titolo

Catholicism, race and empire : eugenics in Portugal, 1900-1950 / / Richard Cleminson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest, Hungary ; ; New York, New York : , : Central European University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

963-386-029-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 pages)

Collana

CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine, , 2079-1119 ; ; Volume 5

Disciplina

363.9/209469

Soggetti

Eugenics - Portugal - History

Social justice - Portugal - History

Portugal Race relations History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introductino -- The birth of eugenics in Portugal : early debates and the social and scientific context, 1900-1927 -- Between consolidation and institutionalisation : eugenics, Catholic opposition and the Salazar regime, 1927-1933 -- Apogee and decline : from the establishment of the eugenics society to dissolution into the centre for demographic studies, 1934-1960 -- Race, eugenics and miscegenation in the Portuguese metropole and overseas territories -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph places the science and ideology of eugenics in early twentieth century Portugal in the context of manifestations in other countries in the same period. The author argues that three factors limited the impact of eugenics in Portugal: a low level of institutionalization, opposition from Catholics and the conservative nature of the Salazar regime. In Portugal the eugenic science and movement were confined to three expressions: individualized studies on mental health, often from a 'biotypological' perspective; a particular stance on racial miscegenation in the context of the substantial Portuguese colonial empire; and a diffuse model of social hygiene, maternity care and puericulture.