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Evolution for the People : Shaping Popular Ideas from Darwin to the Present / Peter J. Bowler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowler, Peter J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolution (Biology)--Social aspects--History.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Influence.
- Darwin, Charles.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 294 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "In a compelling new study of popular evolutionism over two centuries, Peter Bowler uses the growing interest in popular science to reinterpret how evolutionary ideas have shaped modern culture. He demonstrates how Darwinism and its rivals sought public attention via mass media, and their resulting impact on popular consciousness"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Bridging the gap
- Before Darwin
- Reacting to the Origin
- Human ancestry
- Evolutionary epics
- Challenging Darwinism
- Reconfiguring the ascent of life
- Social evolutionism
- The evolutionary synthesis
- Toward the modern world
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Nov 2024).
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781009448963
- 100944896X
- 9781009448987
- 1009448986
- 9781009449007
- 1009449001
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