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Darwin's sacred cause : race, slavery and the quest for human origins

Desmond, Adrian J., 1947-2010
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By examining Darwin's manuscripts and correspondence (published and unpublished) and covert notebooks, the author put forward the argument that Darwin's hatred of slavery shaped his ideas and laid the foundations for his revolutionary ideas.
Main title:
Darwin's sacred cause : race, slavery and the quest for human origins / Adrian Desmond and James Moore.
Author:
Desmond, Adrian J., 1947-Moore, James R. (James Richard), 1947-
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2010.
Collation:
xxi, 484 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141032207 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- EthicsDarwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Political and social viewsEvolution (Biology)Natural selectionAntislavery movementsPopular Science and Mathematics
BRN:
1663758
Bookmark link:
https://kent.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1663758

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