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Title:

Homo sapiens 1900 / Arte Factum presenterar / presents ; en film av / a film by Peter Cohen ; produktion, manus, regi, Peter Cohen ; Arte Factum, i samarbete med Sveriges Television dokumenta˜rfilm ; med sto˜d fran Svenska Filminstitutet.

Edition:

[English version].

Publisher:

First Run Features,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Eugenics--Germany--History--20th century.
Eugenics--Soviet Union--History--20th century.
Human body--Political aspects.
Involuntary sterilization--History--20th century.
Medicine--Political aspects.
Brain--Political aspects.--Political aspects.
National socialism and science.
Communism and science.

Other Authors:

Cohen, Peter, 1946- director. producer, director.
Arte Factum.
Sveriges television.
Svenska filminstitutet.
First-Run Features (Firm)

Notes:

Narrator: Jan Holmquist ; English narration, Stephen Rappaport. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. Special features include archival photo gallery and trailers.

Summary:

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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56626630

UPC:

720229911177

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)