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Social Darwinism in American thought / Richard Hofstadter.
LIBRA Rare HM22.U5 H6 1967 Adams copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hofstadter, Richard, 1916-1970, author.
- Series:
- Beacon paperbacks ; 16.
- Beacon paperbacks, 16
- Beacon contemporary affairs series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social evolution.
- Sociology--United States--History.
- Sociology.
- United States.
- History.
- szociáldarwinizmus--Egyesült Államok--20. sz.
- Local Subjects:
- szociáldarwinizmus--Egyesült Államok--20. sz.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adams, Mark B., (former owner) (Adams copy)
- Adams, Mark B., (autograph) (Adams copy)
- Physical Description:
- 248 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : Beacon Press, 1967, 1955.
- Contents:
- The coming of Darwinism
- The vogue of Spencer
- William Graham Sumner : Social Darwinist
- Lester Ward : critic
- Evolution, ethics, and society
- The dissenters
- The current of pragmatism
- Trends in social theory, 1890-1915
- Racism and imperialism
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- "Copyright ©1944, 1955 by the American Historical Association. First published in 1944. First Beacon Paperback edition, revised and reset, published by arrangement with the author in 1955"--verso of title page
- "Fourteenth printing, June 1967"--verso of title page
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries Rare copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.
- OCLC:
- 71755690
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