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An Elusive Victorian: The Evolution of Alfred Russel Wallace
ISBN: 9780226246130 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Long kept in Darwin's shadow, Wallace co-discovered the theory of evolution, but was overlooked by critics due to his controversial intellectual career. Fichman examines not only Wallace's scientific work but also his philosophical concerns and political involvement.
Long kept in Darwin's shadow, Wallace co-discovered the theory of evolution, but was overlooked by critics due to his controversial intellectual caree...
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270,38 zł |
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Evolutionary Theory and Victorian Culture
ISBN: 9781591020035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This absorbing study of the Victorian controversies over the cultural meaning of evolution broadens our perspective by discussing the roles played by prominent individuals besides Charles Darwin, notably Alfred Russel Wallace, Herbert Spencer, and Thomas Henry Huxley. Fichman traces the emergence of science as a definitive political and cultural force in this critical period, showing that evolutionary biology was at the epicenter of these profound sociocultural transformations. His astute analysis of the often vehement Victorian debates on the political, religious, racial, and ethical...
This absorbing study of the Victorian controversies over the cultural meaning of evolution broadens our perspective by discussing the roles played by ...
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172,99 zł |