LEADER 03808nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910460338703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-05866-9 010 $a9786613058669 010 $a0-226-89179-8 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226891798 035 $a(CKB)2670000000067251 035 $a(EBL)648158 035 $a(OCoLC)695995067 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471596 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12210970 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471596 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10427716 035 $a(PQKB)11429445 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC648158 035 $a(DE-B1597)524925 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226891798 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL648158 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10438643 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305866 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067251 100 $a20100208d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Nazi symbiosis$b[electronic resource] $ehuman genetics and politics in the Third Reich /$fSheila Faith Weiss 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (392 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-89176-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn old legend and a new legacy -- Human heredity and eugenics make their international debut -- The devil's directors at Dahlem -- The Munich pact -- The politics of professional talk -- Politicized pedagogy -- The international human genetics community faces Nazi Germany -- The road not taken elsewhere : was there something unique about human heredity during the Third Reich? 330 $aThe Faustian bargain-in which an individual or group collaborates with an evil entity in order to obtain knowledge, power, or material gain-is perhaps best exemplified by the alliance between world-renowned human geneticists and the Nazi state. Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain? The Nazi Symbiosis offers a nuanced account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich. Exploring the ethical and professional consequences for the scientists involved as well as the political ramifications for Nazi racial policies, Sheila Faith Weiss places genetics and eugenics in their larger international context. In questioning whether the motives that propelled German geneticists were different from the compromises that researchers from other countries and eras face, Weiss extends her argument into our modern moment, as we confront the promises and perils of genomic medicine today. 606 $aEugenics$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aHuman genetics$xPolitical aspects$zGermany$y20th century 606 $aHuman genetics$xGovernment policy$zGermany$y20th century 606 $aHuman genetics$xMoral and ethical aspects$zGermany$y20th century 606 $aNational socialism and science 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y1933-1945 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEugenics$xHistory 615 0$aHuman genetics$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aHuman genetics$xGovernment policy 615 0$aHuman genetics$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aNational socialism and science. 676 $a363.9/20943 700 $aWeiss$b Sheila Faith$0973866 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460338703321 996 $aThe Nazi symbiosis$92216419 997 $aUNINA