Ranging in subject from England's poor laws to the Human Genome Project, The Rhetoric of Eugenics in Anglo-American Thought looks at the history and development of the eugenics movement in Anglo-American culture. Unlike other works, this study highlights the often unnoticed ways in which the language and ideas of eugenics have permeated democratic discourse.

MAROUF HASIAN JR. is a professor of communications at the University of Utah. His books include Forensic Rhetorics and Satellite Surveillance: The Visualization of War Crimes and Human Rights Violations; Representing Ebola: Culture, Law, and Public Discourse about the 2013-2015 West African Ebola Outbreak; Humanitarian Aid and the Impoverished Rhetoric of Celebrity Advocacy; and Drone Warfare and Lawfare in a Post-Heroic Age.