Evolution : the history of an idea / Peter J. Bowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowler, Peter J., author.

Contributor:

University of California Press, publisher.

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Mark B. Adams Emergence of Modern Science Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology)--History.

Evolution (Biology).

History.

Penn Provenance:

Adams, Mark B. (former owner) (Adams copy)

Physical Description:

xix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 464 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition, completely revised and expanded.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley ; Los Angeles ; London : University of California Press, 2003.

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-449) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Kislak Center copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.

ISBN:

0520236939

OCLC:

49824702