From Racism to Genocide Anthropology in the Third Reich

Name: From Racism to Genocide Anthropology in the Third Reich
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ISBN: 9780252074530

ISBN-10: 025207453X

ISBN-13: 9780252074530

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gretchen E. Schafft

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In paperback for the first time, From Racism to Genocide is an explosive, richly detailed account of how Nazi anthropologists justified racism, developed practical applications of racist theory, and eventually participated in very phase of the Holocaust.Using original sources and previously unpublished documentation, Gretchen E. Schafft shows the total range of antihuman activity from within the confines of a particular discipline. Based on seven years of archival research in the US and abroad, the work includes many original photos and documents, most of which have never before been published. It uses primary data and original texts whenever possible, including correspondence written by…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 2/5/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.98" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



The Jews of the Tarnow ghetto


Anthropology in Germany before the Second World War: The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute


The rise of Hitler his embrace of anthropology


The discovery in the Smithsonian


Population selection and relocation in the midst of war


Anthropology and medicine in the Third Reich


The end of the war and the aftermath


Race and racism


Professional denial, civic denial and a responsible anthropology