{"product_id":"descended-from-darwin-insights-into-the-history-of-evolutionary-studies-1900-1970-transactions-vol-99-part-1-paperback-softback-9781606189917","title":"Descended from Darwin; Insights Into the History of Evolutionary Studies, 1900-1970 (Transactions Vol. 99, Part 1) (Paperback \/ softback) 9781606189917","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDescended from Darwin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInsights Into the History of Evolutionary Studies, 1900-1970 (Transactions Vol. 99, Part 1)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoe Cain (Edited by), Michael Ruse (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781606189917\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.912 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The essays in Descended from Darwin provide valuable contributions to our understanding of how evolutionary biology has been, and is being, evolved.\" - Michael T. Ghiselin (History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis vol. has its origins in a conference, held October 22-23, 2004, at the Amer. Philosophical Society (APS) Library, Phila. The main focus was on evolutionary studies in America before, during, and after the famous \"synthesis\" period of the 1930s and 1940s. The synthesis period has been the focus of substantial new research and important new thinking. This vol. brings together 15 specialists to explore these developments and to press further. Questions shaping these essays focus on the following broad themes: Continuity and breaks across generations; Emerging narratives for the period; New research opportunities at the APS; New ideas from the research front; Placing evolutionists in the broader context of biology; and Future directions. Also includes a thoughtful intro. by Michael Ruse.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"American Philosophical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52621139378456,"sku":"9781606189917","price":37.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/descended-from-darwin-insights-into-the-history-of-evolutionary-studies-1900-1970-transactions-vol-99-part-1-paperback-softback-9781606189917","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}