Homo sapiens 1900
(DVD)
Published
New York, NY : distributed by First Run Features, [1999].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Level - Media
DVD 363.92 HOMO
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DVD 363.92 HOMO
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Brain -- Research -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union.
Eugenics -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Eugenics -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.
Human body -- Political aspects -- Germany.
Human body -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union.
Medicine -- Political aspects -- Germany.
Medicine -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union.
National socialism -- History.
Sterilization, Involuntary -- History.
Eugenics -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Eugenics -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.
Human body -- Political aspects -- Germany.
Human body -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union.
Medicine -- Political aspects -- Germany.
Medicine -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union.
National socialism -- History.
Sterilization, Involuntary -- History.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : distributed by First Run Features, [1999].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
720229911177
Notes
General Note
Special features: archival photo gallery.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in Sweden in 1998.
Creation/Production Credits
Written by Peter Cohen ; music, Matti Bye.
Participants/Performers
Swedish narration, Jan Holmquist ; English narration, Stephen Rappaport.
Description
Examines the history of eugenics, racial hygiene and the ideas of the "new man," as developed in the early 20th century in Germany and the Soviet Union. In Germany, race hygiene focused on the body, on corporal beauty and the ideal form, while in the Soviet Union, eugenic interest focused on the brain and intellect.
System Details
DVD.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cohen, P., Holmquist, J., & Rappaport, S. (1999). Homo sapiens 1900 . distributed by First Run Features.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Peter, Jan. Holmquist and Stephen. Rappaport. 1999. Homo Sapiens 1900. distributed by First Run Features.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Peter, Jan. Holmquist and Stephen. Rappaport. Homo Sapiens 1900 distributed by First Run Features, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Peter., Jan Holmquist, and Stephen Rappaport. Homo Sapiens 1900 distributed by First Run Features, 1999.
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