Book ID: 84764
Bowler, Peter J.
Evolution. The history of an idea. 3rd rev. ed. 2003. XIX, 464 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Chapter headings: The ideas of evolution: its scope and implications/The pre - evolutionary worldview/ Evolution and enlightment/ Nature andsociety, 1800 -1859/ The development of Darwin's theory/ The receptionof Darwin's theory/ The eclipse of Darwinism: scientific evolutionism,1875-1925/ Evolution, society, and culture, 1875-1925/ The evolutionarysynthesis/ Modern debates and developments.