From Man to Ape : Darwinism in Argentina, 1870-1920 /

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Upon its publication, The Origin of Species was critically embraced in Europe and North America. But how did Darwin's theories fare in other regions of the world? Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine offer here a history and interpretation of the reception of Darwinism in Argentina, illuminating the w...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Novoa, Adriana (Autor), Levine, Alex (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Evolution (Biology) > Argentina > History.
Science > Argentina > History.
HISTORY / General.
darwin, science, scientist, famous, well known, darwinian, darwinism, selection, nature, natural, evolution, evolutionary, theory, argentina, south america, country, 1800s, 1900s, 19th, 20th, century, europe, culture, cultural, prejudice, change, perception, analogies, analogy, metaphor, language, speech, reading, writing, geography, policy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I
  • Chapter 1. The Roots of Evolutionary Thought in Argentina
  • Chapter 2. The Reception of Darwinism in Argentina
  • Chapter 3. The Triumph of Darwinism in Argentina
  • PART II
  • Chapter 4. The Culture of Extinction
  • Chapter 5. Sexual Selection and the Politics of Mating
  • Chapter 6. Evolutionary Psychology and Its Analogies
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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