Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
Edith Sheffer
(Author)
Description
Hans Asperger, the pioneer of autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for his compassionate defense of children with disabilities. But in this groundbreaking book, prize-winning historian Edith Sheffer exposes that Asperger was not only involved in the racial policies of Hitler's Third Reich, he was complicit in the murder of children.
Product Details
Price
$37.95
Publisher
Center Point
Publish Date
October 01, 2018
Pages
500
Dimensions
5.8 X 8.7 X 1.0 inches | 1.4 pounds
Language
English
Type
Library Binding
EAN/UPC
9781683249467
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About the Author
Edith Sheffer is a historian of Germany and central Europe, and a senior fellow at the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of the prize-winning Burned Bridge: How East and West Germans Made the Iron Curtain.
