Blood Groups and Human Heredity, 1900-1950

William H. Schneider is Professor Emeritus of History and Medical Humanities at Indiana University, USA. Among his numerous historical studies on eugenics, serology and transfusion medicine, and global health history, are recent books on The History of Blood Transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa and Histories of the HIVs: The Origin of the Multiple AIDS Epidemics.

• Chapter 1. Background and Key Developments of Blood Group Research.- Chapter 2. The Pattern of Research About Blood Groups.- Chapter 3. Blood Group Research in Germany and the Soviet Union.- Chapter 4. Blood Group Research in Great Britain, France, and the U.S. Between the World Wars.- Chapter 5. Blood Group Research in Japan, Italy, and Elsewhere.- Chapter 6. Blood Groups as Markers: Race and Disease.- Chapter 7. Blood Groups and Behavioral Genetics: Crime, Insanity, and Temperament.- Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Legacy of Blood Group Research After 1945.