Isbn: 9780801848247 - cleansing the fatherland: nazi medicine and racial hygiene (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Annotated. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. This volume emphasizes that, particularly in Germany, the lessons of the Third Reich remain unlearned. The Nuremberg Doctors' Trials of 1946-47 exposed horrific crimes by physicians and healthcare workers, including grotesque medical experiments and mass murder. However, the authors argue that more common were the doctors who profited from these killings without facing consequences, often shielded by postwar medical organizations. They explore the involvement of German physicians in notorious operations like the "T 4" euthanasia program and reveal numerous lesser-known killings ordered by doctors in the name of public health. Victims included maladjusted adolescents, the handicapped, and even German civilians suffering from mental breakdowns after air raids. The book includes original documents, previously unpublished in English, providing chilling insights into Nazi medicine. These include minutes from a 1940 meeting instructing mayors on the secret burial of murdered mental patients, a pre-Nazi questionnaire regarding the euthanasia of disabled children, and the diary of Dr. Hermann Voss, who expressed concern over an excess of Polish cadavers. As discussions of mass death and euthanasia resurface in contemporary society, the relevance of the lessons from this dark chapter in history is increasingly urgent, delivering a stark message that cannot be ignored.…

Zustand: New. Against this background, Cleansing the Fatherland sends a stark message that is difficult to ignore. Translator(s): Cooper, Belinda. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFME; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510. . 1994. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. In English.

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Zustand: New. pp. 316 2:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 312 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Against this background, Cleansing the Fatherland sends a stark message that is difficult to ignore.&Uumlber den AutorGotz Aly is a freelance political scientist and historian. He is editor of Beitrage zur nationalsozialistischen G.