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      Evolution for the People

      Peter J. Bowler

      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…

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      Evolution for the People

      Peter J. Bowler

      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…

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      The Earth Encompassed: A History of the Environmental Sciences

      Peter J. Bowler

      An accessible and comprehensive history of discoveries and outlooks that culminated in the modern discipline of environmental studies.

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      The Eclipse of Darwinism: Anti-Darwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades Around 1900

      Peter J. Bowler

      In this pioneering study of the first major challenges to Darwinism, Bowler examines the completing theories of evolution, identifies their intellectual origins, and describes the process by which the modern…

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      The Non-Darwinian Revolution: Reinterpreting a Historical Myth

      Peter J. Bowler

      Concise and clearly written, this book sets forth a convincing argument for a reappraisal of Darwin’s importance not only for the history of science but for the history of ideas…

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      Evolution: The History of an Idea, 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface

      Peter J. Bowler

      Since its original publication in 1989, Evolution: The History of an Idea has been recognized as a comprehensive and authoritative source on the development and impact of this most controversial…

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      Monkey Trials and Gorilla Sermons: Evolution and Christianity from Darwin to Intelligent Design

      Peter J. Bowler

      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…

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      Science for All: The Popularization of Science in Early Twentieth-Century Britain

      Peter J. Bowler

      Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could…

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      Darwin Deleted

      Peter J. Bowler

      The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. In this title, the author…

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      Life’s Splendid Drama: Evolutionary Biology and the Reconstruction of Life’s Ancestry, 1860-1940

      Peter J. Bowler

      Peter J. Bowler seeks to recover some of the lost history of life on earth in this work, giving an account of evolutionary morphology and its relationships with palaeontology and…

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      Life’s Splendid Drama: Evolutionary Biology and the Reconstruction of Life’s Ancestry

      Peter J. Bowler

      Histories of the Darwinian revolution have often paid more attention to theoretical debates than to the researchers who struggled to comprehend the deeper evolutionary significance of fossils. This is an…

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      Progress Unchained: Ideas of Evolution, Human History and the Future

      Peter J. Bowler (Queen's University Belfast)

      Bowler charts developments in thinking about progress using the emergence of Darwinism in biology to throw light on parallel changes in the understanding of social development. He shows how linear…

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      A History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov

      Peter J. Bowler (Queen's University Belfast)

      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…

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      A History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov

      Peter J. Bowler (Queen's University Belfast)

      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…

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      The Mendelian Revolution: The Emergence of Hereditarian Concepts in Modern Science and Society

      Peter J. Bowler (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)

      An introduction to the history of genetics and the rethinking of evolutionism.

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      Charles Darwin: The Man and his Influence

      Peter J. Bowler (Queen's University Belfast)

      This study combines biography and cultural history, charting Darwin’s considerable influence from his time to ours.

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      Charles Darwin: The Man and his Influence

      Peter J. Bowler (Queen's University Belfast)

      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…

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      Viewegs Geschichte Der Umweltwissenschaften: Ein Bild Der Naturgeschichte Unserer Erde

      Peter J Bowler (Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland)

      Die Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten um wichtige neue Aspekte und Interpretationen bereichert worden. Diese Ergebnisse waren aber bis jetzt nur in Spezialistenkreisen bekannt…

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      Viewegs Geschichte Der Umweltwissenschaften: Ein Bild Der Naturgeschichte Unserer Erde

      Peter J Bowler (Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland)

      Die Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten um wichtige neue Aspekte und Interpretationen bereichert worden. Diese Ergebnisse waren aber bis jetzt nur in Spezialistenkreisen bekannt…

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      The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 6, The Modern Biological and Earth Sciences

      A guide to the latest thinking among historians of science dealing with developments in the life and earth sciences since 1800. It covers major theoretical innovations such as evolutionism, the…

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      Making Modern Science, Second Edition

      Peter J Bowler,Iwan Rhys Morus

      In this new edition of the top-selling coursebook, seasoned historians Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus expand on their authoritative survey of how the development of science has shaped…

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