The evolving world : evolution in everyday life / David P. Mindell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mindell, David P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Evolution (Biology)--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today, evolutionary biology is much more than an explanatory concept. It is indispensable to the world we live in. This book provides the first truly accessible and balanced account of how evolution has become a tool with applications that are thoroughly integrated, and deeply useful, in our everyday lives and our societies, often in ways that we do not realize. The Evolving World convinces us as never before that evolutionary biology has become absolutely necessary for human existence.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. A Brief History of Three Unpopular Discoveries

2.95 Domestication: Evolution in Human Hands

3. Evolution in Public Health and Medicine

4. Evolution and Conservation

5. Evolutionary Metaphor in Human Culture

6. The Role of Evolution in Court and Classroom

Conclusions

Notes

Illustration Credits

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-332) and index.

ISBN:

9780674041080

0674041089

OCLC:

646811330