Darwin's sacred cause : race, slavery and the quest for human origins
Desmond, Adrian J., 1947-2009
Book
By examining Darwin's manuscripts and correspondence (published and unpublished) and covert notebooks, the author put forward the argument that Darwin's hatred of slavery shaped his ideas and laid the foundations for his revolutionary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.
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2009.
Collation:
xxi, 484 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Ill. and text on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846140358 (hbk)
Dewey class:
576.82092R576.82092DESA576.820
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
392198