{"product_id":"9781474622394-control","title":"Control","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics\u003cbr\u003eA short, highly directed guide to an area of science that is little understood but increasingly part of public discourse by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?\u003cbr\u003eWhy does eugenics still loom large in the 21st century, despite its genocidal past?\u003cbr\u003eDid eugenics work? Could it work? Or was it always a pseudoscientific fantasy?    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout history, people have sought to reduce suffering, eliminate disease and enhance desirable qualities in their children. In the Victorian era eugenics, a full-blooded attempt to impose control over unruly biology, began to grow among the powerful and quickly spread to dozens of countries around the world. But these ideas are not merely historical: today, with new gene editing techniques, conversations are happening about tinkering with the DNA of our unborn children to make them smarter, fitter, stronger. Deeply steeped in contemporary genetics, CONTROL offers a vital account of one of the defining - and most destructive - ideas of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40686759542881,"sku":"9781474622394","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27874626.jpg?v=1722153353","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474622394-control","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}