Three generations, no imbeciles : eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell / Paul A. Lombardo.

Author: Lombardo, Paul A.

Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.

Descriptionxiv, 365 p. : ill., ports ; 22 cm.

Note:Problem families -- Sex and surgery -- The pedigree factory -- Studying sterilization -- The Mallory case -- Laughlin's book -- A Virginia sterilization law -- Choosing Carrie Buck -- Carrie Buck versus Dr. Priddy -- Defenseless -- On appeal: Buck v. Bell -- In the Supreme Court -- Reactions and repercussions -- After the Supreme Court -- Sterilizing Germans -- Skinner v. Oklahoma -- Buck, at Nuremberg and after -- Rediscovering Buck -- Epilogue: reconsidering Buck.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-353) and index.

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