In "Darwin's Spectre", Michael Rose provides the general reader with an introduction to the theory of evolution: its beginning with Darwin, its key concepts and how it may affect us in the future.
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In "Darwin's Spectre", Michael Rose provides the general reader with an introduction to the theory of evolution: its beginning with Darwin, its key concepts and how it may affect us in the future.
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Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre – Evolutionary Biology in the Modern to cart. $5.36, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Princeton University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780691012179.
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern to cart. $21.34, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1998 by Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press.
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Extending the human life-span past 120 years. The "green" revolution. Evolution and human psychology. These subjects make today's newspaper headlines. Yet much of the science underlying these topics stems from a book published nearly 140 years ago--Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Far from an antique idea restricted to the nineteenth century, the theory of evolution is one of the most potent concepts in all of modern science. In Darwin's Spectre, Michael Rose provides the general reader with an introduction to the theory of evolution: its beginning with Darwin, its key concepts, and how it may affect us in the future. First comes a brief biographical sketch of Darwin. Next, Rose gives a primer on the three most important concepts in evolutionary theory--variation, selection, and adaptation. With a firm grasp of these concepts, the reader is ready to look at modern applications of evolutionary theory. Discussing agriculture, Rose shows how even before Darwin farmers and ranchers unknowingly experimented with evolution. Medical research, however, has ignored Darwin's lessons until recently, with potentially grave consequences. Finally, evolution supplies important new vantage points on human nature. If humans weren't created by deities, then our nature may be determined more by evolution than we have understood. Or it may not be. In this question, as in many others, the Darwinian perspective is one of the most important for understanding human affairs in the modern world. Darwin's Spectre explains how evolutionary biology has been used to support both valuable applied research, particularly in agriculture, and truly frightening objectives, such as Nazi eugenics. Darwin's legacy has been a comfort and a scourge. But it has never been irrelevant. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 233 pages; Description: x, 233 p.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-227) and index. Subjects: Evolution (Biology)--Natural selection--Social aspects.
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre; Evolutionary Biology in the Modern to cart. $4.62, very good condition, Sold by Roger Lucas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Horncastle, Lincs, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Princeton University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1st edition, 8vo, 233pp, VG+ Copy in DJ that has a crease down the front panel, a production fault, o/w VG+
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre to cart. $5.35, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Princeton University Press.
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern to cart. $11.86, very good condition, Sold by Book Bear rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Brookfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Princeton University Press.
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre to cart. $13.48, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Princeton University Press.
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern to cart. $14.50, like new condition, Sold by Abacus Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsford, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Princeton University Press.
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern to cart. $14.50, Sold by Abacus Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsford, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Princeton University Press.
Add this copy of Darwin's Spectre to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Priceless Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Urbana, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Princeton Universirty Press.
