Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource ( xi, 369 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln)
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780300277234
Inhalt:
"The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the 'march of progress', and its role in shaping our understanding of how humans evolved. We are all familiar with the 'march of progress', the representation of evolution that depicts a series of apelike creatures becoming progressively taller and more erect before finally reaching the upright human form. Its emphasis on linear progress has had a decisive impact on public understanding of evolution, yet the image contradicts modern scientific conceptions of evolution as complex and branching. This book is the first to examine the origins and history of this ubiquitous and hugely consequential illustration. In a story spanning more than a century, from Victorian Britain to America in the Space Age, Gowan Dawson traces the interconnected histories of the two most important versions of the image: the frontispiece to Thomas Henry Huxley's Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature (1863) and 'The Road to Homo Sapiens', a fold-out illustration in the best-selling book Early Man (1965). Dawson explores how the recurring appearances of this image pointed to shifting scientific and public perspectives on human evolution, as well as indicated novel artistic approaches and advancements in technology."--Dust jacket
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction. Uplift from the Ape
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Part I. Grotesque Procession, 1862–1893
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ONE Lions in the Path
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TWO Throwing Down the Gauntlet
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Three The Dance of Death
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Part II. Connecting Links, 1874–1935
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FOUR Frauds and Forgeries
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FIVE A Museum of Ideas
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SIX Raisins in the Pudding
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Part III. March of Progress, 1944–1979
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SEVEN Battle of the Bones
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EIGHT A Completely New Step
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Epilogue Every Artist Is a Scientist
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Notes
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Index
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In English
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Dawson, Gowan, 19XX - Monkey to man New Haven : Yale University Press, 2024 ISBN 9780300270624
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Paläontologie
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Biologie
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Evolution
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Illustration
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Geschichte 1850-1980
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Mensch
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Evolution
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Illustration
DOI:
10.12987/9780300277234
Mehr zum Autor:
Dawson, Gowan 19XX-
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