Desmond, Adrian and Moore, James A. (2009). Darwin's Sacred Cause: Race, Slavery And The Quest For Human Origins. London: Allen Lane.
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Abstract
About the book: This book, by Darwin's most celebrated modern biographers, gives a completely new explanation of why he came to his shattering theories about human origins. Until now, Desmond and Moore argue, the source of the moral fire which gives such intensity and urgency to Darwin's ideas has gone unnoticed. By examining minutely Darwin's manuscripts and correspondence (published and unpublished) and covert notebooks, where many of the clues lie, they show that the key to unlocking the mystery of how such an ostensibly conservative man could hold views which his contemporaries considered both radical and bestial, lay in his utter detestation of slavery. Darwin's Sacred Cause will be one of the major contributions to the worldwide Darwin anniversary celebrations in 2009.
| Item Type: | Authored Book |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2009 The Authors |
| ISBN: | 1-84614-035-8, 978-1-84614-035-8 |
| Extra Information: | Darwins Nobele Streven
Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2009 ISBN 978-90-468-0585-5 http://www.nieuwamsterdam.nl/boekUitgave.aspx?ID=1409 A Causa Sagrada de Darwin Rio de Janeiro, Editora Record, 2009 ISBN 978-85-01-08394-4 http://www.record.com.br/livro_sinopse.asp?id_livro=24415 ダーウィンが信じた道―進化論に隠されたメ Tokyo, NHK Shuppan, 2009 ISBN 978-4-140-81381-2 http://item.excite.co.jp/detail/ASIN_4140813814 La sacra causa di Darwin Milan, Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2012 ISBN: 978-88-6030-497-1 http://www.raffaellocortina.it/la-sacra-causa-di-Darwin |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Arts > History |
| Item ID: | 18754 |
| Depositing User: | James Moore |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2009 13:43 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2012 11:34 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/18754 |
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