Evolution
the history of an idea
Rev. ed.
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Author
Publication
1989 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California
Language
English
Word Count
108,000 words, Guess
Page Count
432 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2036058M
- ISBN-100520063856
- OCLC Control Number17841313
- OCLC Control Numberevolutionhistory0000bowl
- Library of Congress Control Number88012217
and 2 more
- LibraryThing342483
- Goodreads3499727
Classifications
- DDC575/.009
- LCCQH361 .B69 1989
Description
Since its original publication in 1983, Evolution: The History of an Idea has been recognized as a comprehensive and authoritative source on the development and impact of this most controversial of scientific theories. This new edition has been entirely rewritten to take account of the latest work of historians and scientists. The sequence of chapters has been reconstructed in a way that will help students and general readers to understand the key phases in the development of modern evolutionism. The book's substantial bibliography has been updated to serve as a valuable introduction to the immense literature on this topic. --Publisher.
First Sentence
For historians of science, the "Darwinian revolution" has always ranked alongside the "Copernican revolution" as an episode in which a new scientific theory symbolized a wholesale change in cultural values.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Evolution: the history of an idea
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