<p>"The social construction of scientific knowledge, clearly one of the most exciting trends in the history of science in the 1890's, has made a solid stride forward with the publication of Archetypes and Ancestors. . . . Adrian Desmond set out to determine how much light might be shed on the mid-Victorian controversies over fossil reconstruction by an investigation of the ideological commitments and political programs of London paleontologists. The answer is: a great deal of light. The resulting book is thoroughly fascinating."€”Philip Rehbock, American Historical Review"A sophisticated study of the colonization of scientific territory€”specifically of rival attempts to design the dinosaur€”and of the constructive (not just obstructive) role of social pressures in the making of 'lasting contributions' to science. Not least it is a joy to read, perkily irreverent at times and full of nice vignettes and memorable turns of phrase."€”Roy Porter,</p>

Archetypes and Ancestors: Palaeontology in Victorian London 1850-1875

Politics & Social Sciences

Desmond, Adrian J.

Social Sciences

Univ of Chicago Pr

This biography embraces the entire scope of Victorian science, religion and society in its panoramic sweep. It puts the man and his science back into context, posing the question of how such a stickler for respectability as Charles Darwin could not only rock the scientific establishment, but construct a theory that threatened the fabric of society in the 1830s, when England teetered close to revolution? The authors explore the fiery debates during Darwin's student days in Edinburgh, his drunken revelries in prostitute-ridden Cambridge, sobering up on the "Beagle" and his clandestine work on evolution in London before fleeing to rural Kent.

Darwin

Biographies & Memoirs

Moore, James Richard

Professionals & Academics

Michael Joseph, Ltd.

T.H. Huxley (1825-1895) - "Darwin's bulldog" - led a far more fascinating and outgoing life than the reclusive Darwin. He did battle with God and Gladstone, sat on royal commissions and campaigned for elementary education. He carried Darwin's fight to the public and outraged the old order with his talk of the material basis of life. It was a life lived at high speed and to the full, embracing all the Victorian hopes and fears. Desperately trying to scratch a living in his young days, he suffered mental collapses as he failed to bring his fiancee over from Sydney (he raised the cash after four years). The author of this book uses the life of Huxley to illustrate and illuminate the second - and far more turbulent - half of the 19th century. Adrian Desmond is the author of "Darwin" which won the James Tait Black Prize in Britain, the Comisso Prize in Italy and the Watson Davis Prize in America.

Huxley: The devil's disciple

M.Joseph

<p>Dustjacket tattered at edges and price clipped. 1st US Printing.</p>

The Ape's Reflexion.

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

DIAL PRESS

Draws upon recent discoveries and research to recount the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, as dominant, warm-blooded animals, and to reassess their intelligence, agility, physiological complexity, and advanced social behavior

The hot-blooded dinosaurs: A revolution in palaeontology

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Blond and Briggs

Mylar protected dustjacket is tattered at edges. Binding cocked. Remainer mark bottom edge.

The ape's reflexion

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Blond & Briggs

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