Darwin in Atlantic Cultures

Evolutionary Visions of Race, Gender, and Sexuality

Nonfiction, History, Americas, North America, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
Cover of the book Darwin in Atlantic Cultures by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781135178727
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 21, 2010
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781135178727
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 21, 2010
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This collection is an interdisciplinary edited volume that examines the circulation of Darwinian ideas in the Atlantic space as they impacted systems of Western thought and culture. Specifically, the book explores the influence of the principle tenets of Darwinism -- such as the theory of evolution, the ape-man theory of human origins, and the principle of sexual selection -- on established transatlantic intellectual traditions and cultural practices. In doing so, it pays particular attention to how Darwinism reconfigured discourses on race, gender, and sexuality in a transnational context. Covering the period from the publication of The Origin of Species (1859) to 1933, when the Nazis (National Socialist Party) took power in Germany, the essays demonstrate the dissemination of Darwinian thought in the Western world in an unprecedented commerce of ideas not seen since the Protestant Reformation. Learned societies, literary groups, lyceums, and churches among other sites for public discourse sponsored lectures on the implications of Darwin’s theory of evolution for understanding the very ontological codes by which individuals ordered and made sense of their lives. Collectively, these gatherings reflected and constituted what the contributing scholars to this volume view as the discursive power of the cultural politics of Darwinism.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This collection is an interdisciplinary edited volume that examines the circulation of Darwinian ideas in the Atlantic space as they impacted systems of Western thought and culture. Specifically, the book explores the influence of the principle tenets of Darwinism -- such as the theory of evolution, the ape-man theory of human origins, and the principle of sexual selection -- on established transatlantic intellectual traditions and cultural practices. In doing so, it pays particular attention to how Darwinism reconfigured discourses on race, gender, and sexuality in a transnational context. Covering the period from the publication of The Origin of Species (1859) to 1933, when the Nazis (National Socialist Party) took power in Germany, the essays demonstrate the dissemination of Darwinian thought in the Western world in an unprecedented commerce of ideas not seen since the Protestant Reformation. Learned societies, literary groups, lyceums, and churches among other sites for public discourse sponsored lectures on the implications of Darwin’s theory of evolution for understanding the very ontological codes by which individuals ordered and made sense of their lives. Collectively, these gatherings reflected and constituted what the contributing scholars to this volume view as the discursive power of the cultural politics of Darwinism.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Piratization of Russia by
Cover of the book Sex and the Second-Best City by
Cover of the book Offender and Victim Networks in Human Trafficking by
Cover of the book Soviet Nation-Building in Central Asia by
Cover of the book Sexual Identities and the Media by
Cover of the book Museums, Ethics and Cultural Heritage by
Cover of the book Hazardous Waste Sites by
Cover of the book Kant and Law by
Cover of the book The Art of Building: International Ideas, Dutch Debate 1840-1900 by
Cover of the book The Spanish-American War 1895-1902 by
Cover of the book Education in the Secondary Modern School by
Cover of the book The Naval War in the Mediterranean by
Cover of the book International Human Resource Management by
Cover of the book Proposing Empirical Research by
Cover of the book 500 Tips for Teachers by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy