Cultural Writing. Political Science. Cutting through the myths, misunderstandings, and neglect that have obscured the influence of Darwinism on radical thought, this detailed account examines the paradoxical challenges that Darwinism posed for late 19th- and early 20th- century socialism. This study shows that Darwin provided British socialists from Alfred Russel Wallace to Emile Vandervelde with a new language of political expression, and that socialist thought developed through interaction with the most advanced biological theories of the day.
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About the Author:
David Stack is a lecturer in history at Reading University. He is the author of Nature and Artifice.
Review:
"Brisk, readable and theoretically savvy . . . a useful contribution to the history of the left." -- Human Nature August 7, 2003
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- PublisherNew Clarion Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1873797389
- ISBN 13 9781873797389
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages176
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