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Forgotten crimes : the Holocaust and people with disabilities / Suzanne E. Evans ; with a preface by Bengt Lindqvist.
Van Pelt Library D804.5.H35 E93 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Evans, Suzanne E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--Nazi persecution.
- People with disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 201 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2004.
- Summary:
- The Nazi regime systematically murdered hundreds of thousands of children and adults with disabilities as part of its euthanasia programs. These programs were designed to eliminate all persons with disabilities who, according to Nazi ideology, threatened the health and purity of the German race. Forgotten Crimes explores the development and workings of this nightmarish process, a relatively neglected aspect of the Holocaust. Forgotten Crimes notes the inescapable implications of these Nazi medical practices for our present-day controversies over eugenics, euthanasia, genetic engineering, medical experimentation, and rationed health care.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-181) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1566635659
- OCLC:
- 53903568
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