God--Or Gorilla: Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age
(Part of the Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context Series)
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As scholars debate the most appropriate way to teach evolutionary theory, Constance Areson Clark provides an intriguing reflection on similar debates in the not-too-distant past. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, God--or Gorilla explores the efforts of biologists to explain evolution to a confused and conflicted public during the 1920s.
Focusing on the use of images and popularization, Clark shows how scientists and anti-evolutionists...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1421407760
ISBN13:9781421407760
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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