The Politics of Evolution: Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical LondonUniversity of Chicago Press, 1992 M04 15 - 503 pages Looking for the first time at the cut-price anatomy schools rather than genteel Oxbridge, Desmond winkles out pre-Darwinian evolutionary ideas in reform-minded and politically charged early nineteenth-century London. In the process, he reveals the underside of London intellectual and social life in the generation before Darwin as it has never been seen before. "The Politics of Evolution is intellectual dynamite, and certainly one of the most important books in the history of science published during the past decade."—Jim Secord, Times Literary Supplement "One of those rare books that not only stakes out new territory but demands a radical overhaul of conventional wisdom."—John Hedley Brooke, Times Higher Education Supplement |
Contents
Setting the Scene | 1 |
2 Importing the New Morphology | 25 |
The Radical Perspective | 101 |
4 Nonconformist Anatomy in the Private Schools | 152 |
Dealing with Geoffroys Anatomy | 193 |
Forging an Idealist Comparative Anatomy at the College of Surgeons | 236 |
7 Engaging the Lamarckians | 276 |
New Directions in Comparative Anatomy | 335 |
Some Concluding Remarks | 373 |
Putting Darwin in the Picture | 398 |
Comparative Anatomy Teachers in London in the 1830s | 415 |
Biographical List of British Medical Men | 417 |
Abbreviations | 431 |
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