Fatal Misconception

Fatal Misconception
Author :
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 538
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780674262768
ISBN-13 : 067426276X
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fatal Misconception by : Matthew Connelly

Download or read book Fatal Misconception written by Matthew Connelly and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of the world doubled once, and then again, well-meaning people concluded that only population control could preserve the “quality of life.” This movement eventually spanned the globe and carried out a series of astonishing experiments, from banning Asian immigration to paying poor people to be sterilized. Supported by affluent countries, foundations, and non-governmental organizations, the population control movement experimented with ways to limit population growth. But it had to contend with the Catholic Church’s ban on contraception and nationalist leaders who warned of “race suicide.” The ensuing struggle caused untold suffering for those caught in the middle—particularly women and children. It culminated in the horrors of sterilization camps in India and the one-child policy in China. Matthew Connelly offers the first global history of a movement that changed how people regard their children and ultimately the face of humankind. It was the most ambitious social engineering project of the twentieth century, one that continues to alarm the global community. Though promoted as a way to lift people out of poverty—perhaps even to save the earth—family planning became a means to plan other people‘s families. With its transnational scope and exhaustive research into such archives as Planned Parenthood and the newly opened Vatican Secret Archives, Connelly’s withering critique uncovers the cost inflicted by a humanitarian movement gone terribly awry and urges renewed commitment to the reproductive rights of all people.


Fatal Misconception Related Books

Fatal Misconception
Language: en
Pages: 538
Authors: Matthew Connelly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-03-30 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Fatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of the wo
The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century
Language: en
Pages: 536
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-02-01 - Publisher: National Academies Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny
The Population Bomb
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Paul R. Ehrlich
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1971 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Handbook of Medical Imaging
Language: en
Pages: 983
Authors:
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-10-09 - Publisher: Academic Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In recent years, the remarkable advances in medical imaging instruments have increased their use considerably for diagnostics as well as planning and follow-up
Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Modern Japanese Empire
Language: en
Pages: 313
Authors: David G. Wittner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-22 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Science, technology, and medicine all contributed to the emerging modern Japanese empire and conditioned key elements of post-war development. As the only emerg