Descent of Darwin : the Popularization of Darwinism in Germany, 1860-1914.

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Author / Creator:	Kelly, Alfred.
Imprint:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 1981.
Description:	1 online resource (370 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Darwin, Charles, -- 1809-1882. Darwin, Charles, -- 1809-1882 Philosophy, German -- 19th century. Social Darwinism -- Germany -- History. Intellectual life. Philosophy, German. Social Darwinism. Germany -- Intellectual life -- 19th century. Germany. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170408

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ISBN:	9781469610139 1469610132 1469610132
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-178) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	In Germany, more than anywhere else, Darwinism was a sensational success. Setting his analysis against the background of popular science, Kelly follows popular Darwinism as it permeated education, religion, politics, and social thought in Germany. He explains how the popularizers changed Darwin's thought in subtle ways and how these changes colored their perceptions of Darwinism. Among the first purveyors of mass culture, the Germans provide valuable clues as to how seminal ideas move through a society. Originally published in 1981.
Other form:	Print version: 9780807896976

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