Evolution: The History of an Idea, 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface

Evolution: The History of an Idea, 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface

Peter J. Bowler
$34.95
Publication Date: September 8th, 2009
Publisher:
University of California Press
ISBN:
9780520261280
Pages:
496
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Description

Since its original publication in 1989, Evolution: The History of an Idea has been recognized as a comprehensive and authoritative source on the development and impact of this most controversial of scientific theories. This twentieth anniversary edition is updated with a new preface examining recent scholarship and trends within the study of evolution.

About the Author

Peter J. Bowler is Professor emeritus of the History of Science at Queen's University, Belfast. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was President of the British Society for the History of Science from 2003 to 2005. 

Praise for Evolution: The History of an Idea, 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface

"An up-to-date yet accessible introduction for the non-expert on the intellectual history of evolution and evolutionism."
— American Journal of Psychology

"Clarity of purpose and powers of organization shine forth from every page."
— Times Literary Supplement

"A rih and energetic survey of the history of evolutionary thought."
— Journal of the History of Medicine

"This new edition makes an already excellent book even better."
— Quarterly Review of Biology

"Combines skilled historical research with superior writing . . . synthesizing the complex, often emotion-filled strands of evolutionary theory into a noteworthy, updated whole."
— Science Teacher