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Author Novoa, Adriana, 1963-

Title From man to ape : Darwinism in Argentina, 1870-1920 / Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine
Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 281 pages) : illustrations
Contents The roots of evolutionary thought in Argentina -- The reception of Darwinism in Argentina -- The triumph of Darwinism in Argentina -- The culture of extinction -- Sexual selection and the politics of meaning -- Evolutionary psychology and its analogies
Summary Upon its publication, The Origin of Species was critically embraced in Europe and North America. But how did Darwin's theories fare in other regions of the world? Adriana Novoa and Alex Levine offer here a history and interpretation of the reception of Darwinism in Argentina, illuminating the ways culture shapes scientific enterprise. In order to explore how Argentina's particular interests, ambitions, political anxieties, and prejudices shaped scientific research, From Man to Ape focuses on Darwin's use of analogies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence
SUBJECT Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 fast
Subject Evolution (Biology) -- Argentina -- History
Science -- Argentina -- History
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Science
Argentina
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Levine, Alex, 1966-
LC no. 2010015031
ISBN 9780226596181
0226596184
1283058464
9781283058469
9786613058461
6613058467