In a compelling new study of popular evolutionism over two centuries, Peter Bowler uses the growing interest in popular science to reinterpret how evolutionary ideas have shaped modern culture. He…

This book is a guide which will ultimately lead you to working miracles, and bringing people and creatures back from the dead. That is the fruit on top of the…

Bowler doesn’t minimize the hostility of many of the faithful toward evolution, but he reveals the less well-known existence of a long tradition within the churches that sought to reconcile…

In this wide-ranging survey, Bowler explores the phenomenon of futurology: predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology through the twentieth century. Bowler explores how conflict between…

An almost mythical figure in the development of science, Darwin’s theory of natural selection was not initially accepted by many of his contemporaries. This study combines biography and cultural history…

Provides a geographical overview of today’s dominant food system - one developed in and controlled by northern industrialised countries, and one that is becoming increasingly globalized.