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Atavistic Tendencies

The Culture of Science in American Modernity

Atavistic Tendencies( )
Author: Seitler, Dana
ISBN:978-0-8166-5123-8
Publication Date:Jan 2009
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $81.99
Book Description:

The post-Darwinian theory of atavism forecasted obstacles to human progress in the reappearance of throwback physical or cultural traits after several generations of absence. In this original and stimulating work, Dana Seitler explores the ways in which modernity itself is an atavism, shaping a historical and theoretical account of its dramatic rise and impact on Western culture and imagination.

Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / General
Science / Life Sciences / Biology
Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 2.54 cm
Book Weight:0.666 Kilograms



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