The hundred years' trial : law, evolution, and the long shadow of Scopes v. Tennessee / Alexander Gouzoules and Harold Gouzoules.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gouzoules, Alexander, 1986- author.

Gouzoules, Harold, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scopes, John Thomas--Trials, litigation, etc.

Scopes, John Thomas.

Evolution (Biology)--Study and teaching--Law and legislation--United States.

Evolution (Biology).

Evolution (Biology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Religion and science--United States--History.

Religion and science.

Racism in textbooks--United States--History--20th century.

Racism in textbooks.

Physical Description:

xv, 319 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This book reexamines the Scopes Monkey Trial, arguing that debates over evolution, religion, and education remain relevant nearly a century later. The authors trace the trial's impact on scientific and legal consensus by highlighting how tensions between science and religious beliefs continue to influence cultural and political issues today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles

One Long Argument Interrupted

Survival

The Toilers Everywhere

Divergence

A Magnificent Opportunity to Test an Obnoxious Law

Evolution in the Courtroom

Conviction

Synthesis, Resurrection, and the Shadow of Scopes

Eugenics, Depression, and the Road to War

The Midcentury Moment

Lemon and Peppered Moths

A Punctured Synthesis

Crusades Begin

Backlash and Unraveling

The End of Lemon and Calls to Revisit the Synthesis .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gouzoules, Alexander, 1986- Hundred years' trial

ISBN:

9781421452173

1421452170

OCLC:

1466951830