{"product_id":"dysgenics-by-richard-lynn","title":"Dysgenics by Richard Lynn","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; background: white;\"\u003ePlease allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1996 edition printed in 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e6\" x 9\" \/ 237 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the mid-19th century, a number of biological and social scientists came to believe that the genetic quality of the populations of the Western nations was deteriorating due to the relaxation of natural selection, the process by which nature eliminates the unfit in each generation by reducing their fertility and by early death. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis view, and the idea that steps needed to be taken to correct the situation, came to be widely accepted by the first half of the 20th century. In the second half of the century, however, a reaction against eugenics set in, and from the 1970s onwards eugenics was almost universally dismissed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book, Richard Lynn reviews the history of the eugenics movement and seeks to rehabilitate the argument that genetic deterioration is occurring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obscure Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949561016406,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/1031\/1254\/files\/Frontcover2_ChatGPT_05184ba2-f5cc-47d7-b6a5-95955270a30e.png?v=1781381483","url":"https:\/\/obscurebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/dysgenics-by-richard-lynn","provider":"Obscure Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}