Bio-politics; an essay in the physiology, pathology & politics of the social & somatic organism. / Morley Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Biology.

Evolution.

Penn Provenance:

Gluck, 1895-1978 (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Manufacture:

Letchworth : Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press.

Place of Publication:

London : Dent, [1938]

Notes:

With half-title.

"First published 1938."

"'Bio-politics' treats the phenomena of social development and all its disorders with the detachment of the scientific worker who sees in human developments their biological parallels ... Instead of history elucidating sociology he believes that a sociology based on biology will elucidate history ..."--Dust-jacket.

Price from dust-jacket: 15s. net.

Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has dust-jacket retained.

Culture Class Collection copy has label of The Times Book Club, London.

Culture Class Collection copy has two bookmarks from Everyman's.

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed to Gluck by Morley Roberts 13.11.38. "Depressing? How can a book on anatomy & physiology be that?"

OCLC:

2969946