
The Politics of Evolution
Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London
Adrian Desmond(Author)
University of Chicago Press
Published on 15. April 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
514 pages
978-0-226-14374-3 (ISBN)
Description
Looking for the first time at the cut-price anatomy schools rather than genteel Oxbridge, Desmond winkles out pre-Darwinian evolutionary ideas in reform-minded and politically charged early nineteenth-century London. In the process, he reveals the underside of London intellectual and social life in the generation before Darwin as it has never been seen before.
"The Politics of Evolution is intellectual dynamite, and certainly one of the most important books in the history of science published during the past decade."-Jim Secord, Times Literary Supplement
"One of those rare books that not only stakes out new territory but demands a radical overhaul of conventional wisdom."-John Hedley Brooke, Times Higher Education Supplement
"The Politics of Evolution is intellectual dynamite, and certainly one of the most important books in the history of science published during the past decade."-Jim Secord, Times Literary Supplement
"One of those rare books that not only stakes out new territory but demands a radical overhaul of conventional wisdom."-John Hedley Brooke, Times Higher Education Supplement
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
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The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-14374-3 (9780226143743)
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