Historical Materialism and Social Evolution

by Graeme Kirkpatrick and Paul Blackledge

Book Overview

Historical Materialism and Social Evolution brings together a collection of essays which investigate the relationship between Marxist thought and Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Each of the contributors emphasize the idea that the distinctive character of progressive social thought is derived from creative ideas drawn from the study of natural evolutionary processes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349432563
• ISBN13: 9781349432561
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"