Description
| Product ID: | 9789633860281 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | HU |
| Title: | Catholicism, Race and Empire |
| Subtitle: | Eugenics in Portugal, 1900-1950 |
| Authors: | Author: Richard Cleminson |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Ethnic studies, Population and demography, Ethnic studies, Population & demography, Portugal, 20th century |
| Description: | This monograph discusses Portuguese eugenics within a strong international historiographical comparative framework and situates it within different regional, scientific and ideological types of eugenics in the same period. This monograph places the science and ideology of eugenics in early twentieth century Portugal in the context of manifestations in other countries in the same period. The author argues that three factors limited the impact of eugenics in Portugal: a low level of institutionalization, opposition from Catholics and the conservative nature of the Salazar regime. In Portugal the eugenic science and movement were confined to three expressions: individualized studies on mental health, often from a ''biotypological'' perspective; a particular stance on racial miscegenation in the context of the substantial Portuguese colonial empire; and a diffuse model of social hygiene, maternity care and puericulture. |
| Imprint Name: | Central European University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Central European University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-09-01 |
