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The Descent of Man (Penguin Classics)
Adrian J. Desmond
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Description for The Descent of Man (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's "Descent of Man" continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human. In this book, the authors call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the culmination of his life's work. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond. In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'. He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with trepidation did he finally publish The Descent of Man in 1871. The book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one ... Read more
Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the culmination of his life's work. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond. In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'. He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with trepidation did he finally publish The Descent of Man in 1871. The book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
864
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140436310
SKU
V9780140436310
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About Adrian J. Desmond
CHARLES DARWIN (1809-82) was an evolutionary biologist, best known for his controversial and ground-breaking On the Origin of Species (1856). JAMES MOORE is Reader in History of Science & Technology at the Open University. He is currently working on a biography of Alfred Russel Wallace. ADRIAN DESMOND is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Biology Department at ... Read more
Reviews for The Descent of Man (Penguin Classics)
[Darwin's] second great book . . . An intellectually daring feat.
Richard O. Prum, in The Evolution of Beauty
Richard O. Prum, in The Evolution of Beauty