God- Or Gorilla Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age |
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Author:
| Clark, Constance A. |
Series title: | Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8825-0 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $41.00 |
Book Description:
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As scholars debate the most appropriate way to teach evolutionary theory, Constance Clark provides an intriguing reflection on similar debates in the not-too-distant past. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, God--or Gorilla explores the efforts of biologists to explain evolution to a confused and conflicted public during the 1920s. Focusing ......
As scholars debate the most appropriate way to teach evolutionary theory, Constance Clark provides an intriguing reflection on similar debates in the not-too-distant past. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, God--or Gorilla explores the efforts of biologists to explain evolution to a confused and conflicted public during the 1920s. Focusing ......