science, culture and politics in Darwin's Britain /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jonathan Conlin
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 235 pages :
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illustration, facsimile, portraits ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The longest discovery, 1750-1870. Natural theology -- Comparative anatomy -- Writing The origin -- Reading The origin -- Lines of disent, 1850-1914. Christian evolution? : Charles Kingsley's 'natural theology of the future' -- Imperial evolution? : 'Greater Britons' and other races -- Progressive evolution? : Herbert Spencer, social science and 'social Darwinism' -- Domestic evolution? : making a home for science -- Sustainable evolution? : Alfred Russel Wallace and the wonderful century
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Science, culture and politics in Darwin's Britain
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Darwin, Charles,1809-1882
Darwin, Charles,1809-1882-- Influence
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Evolution (Biology)-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
Natural theology
Science-- Social aspects-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century