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Author: C. Elizabeth Koester
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN: 9780228008514
ISBN 10: 0228008514
Publication Date: 15 September 2021
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Studies of eugenics in Canada have primarily focused on Alberta and British Columbia. Koester convincingly demonstrates that eugenic enthusiasm and activity was also robust in Ontario, thus contributing to both the history of Canadian eugenics and to wider debates over how best to assess eugenics' popularity. Diane B. Paul, University of Massachusetts Boston In the Public Good challenges narrow views of the role of law in Canada's eugenic project by addressing different ways that legal institutions and norms were brought to bear on social problems. Eric H. Reiter, Concordia University and author of Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950
"""Studies of eugenics in Canada have primarily focused on Alberta and British Columbia. Koester convincingly demonstrates that eugenic enthusiasm and activity was also robust in Ontario, thus contributing to both the history of Canadian eugenics and to wider debates over how best to assess eugenics' popularity."" Diane B. Paul, University of Massachusetts Boston ""In the Public Good challenges narrow views of the role of law in Canada's eugenic project by addressing different ways that legal institutions and norms were brought to bear on social problems."" Eric H. Reiter, Concordia University and author of Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950 “In the Public Good is an engaging historical study into why Ontario ultimately did not pass eugenic legislation despite active and publicized support for eugenic solutions. Koester’s study achieves everything it sets out to accomplish, a sometimes rare feat in academia, and sets a new standard for exploring the connections between eugenics and law.” H-Sci-Med-Tech “Elizabeth Koester's examination of parliamentary debates and legal cases concerning eugenic policy in Ontario between 1910 and 1938 is grounded in the tension between notions of the public good and individual freedom, a debate that remains relevant and contentious in discussions regarding how best to address issues of public concern.… Detailed and precise, Koester's text will be useful to anyone interested in the work and efforts of eugenicists during early twentieth‐century North America, and to those interested in the ways in which issues of public interest are debated and legislated.” Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"
"""Studies of eugenics in Canada have primarily focused on Alberta and British Columbia. Koester convincingly demonstrates that eugenic enthusiasm and activity was also robust in Ontario, thus contributing to both the history of Canadian eugenics and to wider debates over how best to assess eugenics' popularity."" Diane B. Paul, University of Massachusetts Boston ""In the Public Good challenges narrow views of the role of law in Canada's eugenic project by addressing different ways that legal institutions and norms were brought to bear on social problems."" Eric H. Reiter, Concordia University and author of Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950 “In the Public Good is an engaging historical study into why Ontario ultimately did not pass eugenic legislation despite active and publicized support for eugenic solutions. Koester’s study achieves everything it sets out to accomplish, a sometimes rare feat in academia, and sets a new standard for exploring the connections between eugenics and law.” H-Sci-Med-Tech “Elizabeth Koester's examination of parliamentary debates and legal cases concerning eugenic policy in Ontario between 1910 and 1938 is grounded in the tension between notions of the public good and individual freedom, a debate that remains relevant and contentious in discussions regarding how best to address issues of public concern.… Detailed and precise, Koester's text will be useful to anyone interested in the work and efforts of eugenicists during early twentieth‐century North America, and to those interested in the ways in which issues of public interest are debated and legislated.” Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences “In the Public Good should be required reading for every graduate student considering the history of eugenics in Canada as well as for those already in the field. Koester adds to the growing historiography of eugenics in Canada with this solid contribution and offers a road map for other historians interested in regionalized histories of eugenics.” Canadian Historical Review"
Studies of eugenics in Canada have primarily focused on Alberta and British Columbia. Koester convincingly demonstrates that eugenic enthusiasm and activity was also robust in Ontario, thus contributing to both the history of Canadian eugenics and to wider debates over how best to assess eugenics' popularity. Diane B. Paul, University of Massachusetts Boston In the Public Good challenges narrow views of the role of law in Canada's eugenic project by addressing different ways that legal institutions and norms were brought to bear on social problems. Eric H. Reiter, Concordia University and author of Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950 In the Public Good is an engaging historical study into why Ontario ultimately did not pass eugenic legislation despite active and publicized support for eugenic solutions. Koester's study achieves everything it sets out to accomplish, a sometimes rare feat in academia, and sets a new standard for exploring the connections between eugenics and law. H-Sci-Med-Tech
Author Information
C. Elizabeth Koester, a former practising lawyer, is a historian of eugenics and medicine at the University of Toronto.
