Alcoholism; a study in heredity

By

Reid, George Archdall O'Brien, Sir, 1860-1929

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, T.F. Unwin, 1901

Notes

Incomplete Contents: Evolution -- The method of evolution -- The natural history of man -- The roots of empire -- A theory of retrogression -- The death-rate from alcohol -- The causes of drunkenness -- Alcoholic selection -- The historical evidence -- Racial differences -- Opium -- The temperance failure -- The solution of the problem -- The great procreation.

Partly reprinted from the Lancet, the Scottish medical and surgical journal, Natural science, the Medical magazine, and other periodicals.

Subjects

Alcoholism , Heredity , Natural selection

Call Number

HV5050 .R4

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.56881
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/02009293
OCLC: 9585238
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51438911