The Reception of Darwinian Evolution in Britain, 1859-1909: Darwinism's Generations

by Martin Hewitt

The Reception of Darwinian Evolution in Britain, 1859-1909: Darwinism's Generations uses the impact of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) in the 50 years after its publication to demonstrate the effectiveness of a generational framework for understanding the cultural and intellectual history of Britain in the nineteenth century. It challenges conventional notions of the 'Darwinian Revolution' by examining how people from across all sections...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192890999
• ISBN13: 9780192890993
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 576 Pages