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Disability, Nazi Euthanasia, and the Legacy of the Nuremburg Medical Trial.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burdett, Emmeline, 1978- author.
- Series:
- Disability in society.
- Disability in Society Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eugenics--History--20th century.
- Eugenics.
- Euthanasia--Social aspects.
- Euthanasia.
- Involuntary treatment.
- People with disabilities--Nazi persecution.
- People with disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 181 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2024.
- Summary:
- Meticulously shows how the legacy of the Nuremberg Medical Trial has influenced--and continues to influence--debates about euthanasia and disability-related ethical issues across decades.
- Contents:
- Disability studies and Holocaust studies: exploring the link
- The Nazi euthanasia program and the Nuremberg medical trial
- How the Nuremberg medical trial was reported
- Debating euthanasia: the 1950s and 1960s
- Grappling with the slippery slope: the 1970s and 1980s
- A transformative decade? The 1990s
- Looking back to move forward: disability activism today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Burdett, Emmeline, 1978- Disability, Nazi euthanasia, and the legacy of the Nuremberg medical trial
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-977-1
- 1685859771
- 9781685859770
- OCLC:
- 1395554455
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