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| Genre/Form: | Student Collection History |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter J Bowler |
| ISBN: | 0520236939 9780520236936 |
| OCLC Number: | 49824702 |
| Description: | xix, 464 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents: | The idea of evolution: its scope and implications -- The pre-evolutionary worldview -- Evolution in the enlightenment -- Nature and society, 1800-1859 -- The development of Darwin's theory -- The reception of Darwin's theory -- The eclipse of Darwinism: scientific evolutionism, 1875-1925 -- The evolutionary synthesis -- Modern debates and developments. |
| Responsibility: | Peter J. Bowler. |
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Abstract:
This new edition of "Evolution: The History of an Idea" has been entirely rewritten to take into account the work of historians and scientists since the book's original publication in 1983. It provides a history of evolutionary thought.
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