{"product_id":"the-descent-of-man-and-selection-in-relation-to-sex-paperback","title":"The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAdrian Desmond\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e was the culmination of his life's work. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'. He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with trepidation did he finally publish \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e in 1871. The book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one family, diversified by 'sexual selection' - Darwin's provocative theory that female choice among competing males leads to diverging racial characteristics. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's \u003ci\u003eDescent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In their introduction, James Moore and Adrian Desmond, acclaimed biographers of Charles Darwin, call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. The text is the second and definitive edition and this volume also contains suggestions for further reading, a chronology and biographical sketches of prominent individuals mentioned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e, a Victorian scientist and naturalist, has become one of the most famous figures of science to date. Born in 1809 to an upper-middle-class medical family, he was destined for a career in either medicine or the Anglican Church. However, he never completed his medical education and his future changed entirely in 1831 when he joined HMS Beagle as a self-financing, independent naturalist. On returning to England in 1836 he began to write up his theories and observations which culminated in a series of books, most famously \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e in 1859, where he challenged and contradicted contemporary biological and religious beliefs with two decades worth of scientific investigation and theory. Darwin's theory of natural selection is now the most widely accepted scientific model of how species evolve. He died in 1882 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Damien Hirst\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned English artist, who has dominated the art scene in England since the 1990s. Known in particular for his series of works on death, Hirst here provides a contemporary, visual take on Darwin's theory of evolution - the struggle between life and death in nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e William Bynum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at University College, London, and was for many years Head of the Academic Unit of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He edited the scholarly journal \u003ci\u003eMedical History\u003c\/i\u003e from 1980 to 2001, and his previous publications include\u003ci\u003e Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Roy Porter);\u003ci\u003e The Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations\u003c\/i\u003e (with Roy Porter), \u003ci\u003e The Dictionary of Medical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (with Helen Bynum), and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Suffolk.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 791\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.51 x 7.66 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753715564832,"sku":"9780140436310","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/067331e3bbc0e996cf192d95f35b2c76.webp?v=1780026156","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-descent-of-man-and-selection-in-relation-to-sex-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}