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The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex / by Charles Darwin ; with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond.
- Title
- The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex / by Charles Darwin ; with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond.
- Author
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- Publication
- London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2004.
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- Description
- lxvi, 791 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- Charles Darwin's seminal work 'The Descent of Man' is published here edited and with an introduction by Adrian Desmond and James Moore. Suggestions are provided for further reading, a chronology of Darwin's life and works, and a biographical glossary.
- Series Statement
- Penguin classics
- Uniform Title
- Descent of man
- Penguin classics
- Alternative Title
- Descent of man
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- pt. I. The descent or origin of Man (1. The evidence of the descent of Man from some lower form -- 2. On the manner of development of Man from some lower form -- 3. Comparison of the mental powers of Man and the lower animals -- 4. Comparison of the mental powers of Man and the lower animals, continued -- 5. On the development of the intellectual and moral faculties during primeval and civilised times -- 6. On the affinities and genealogy of Man -- 7. On the races of Man) -- pt. II. Sexual selection 98. Principles of sexual selection -- 9. Secondary sexual characters in the lower classes of the animal kingdom -- 10. Secondary sexual characters of insects -- 11. Insects, continued : order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) -- 12. Secondary sexual characters of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles -- 13. Secondary sexual characters of birds -- 14. Birds, continued -- 15. Birds, continued -- 16. Birds, concluded -- 17. Secondary sexual characters of mammals -- 18. Secondary sexual characters of mammals, continued) -- pt. III. Sexual selection in relation to Man, and conclusion (19. Secondary sexual characters of Man -- 20. Secondary sexual characters of Man, continued -- 21. General summary and conclusion).
- ISBN
- 0140436316
- OCLC
- 59321280
- SCSB-11477232
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library