Social Darwinism in European and American Thought, 1860-1945: Nature as Model and Nature as Threat

Type

Book

Authors

Mike Hawkins

ISBN 10

052157434X

ISBN 13

9780521574341

Tags

Evolution, Research, Sociology, History & Theory, Political History

Description

This original and wide-ranging study clarifies the meaning of Social Darwinism and demonstrates its relevance through a study of European and American social and political thinkers. It is the only study of Social Darwinism that combines the study of individual thinkers with the distinctive ideological themes (e.g., eugenics) and does so in a comprehensive historical and comparative framework. A wide spectrum of academic readers will enjoy Dr. Hawkins' lucid and subtle analysis and find it a useful guide through a difficult and complex subject. - from Amzon

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