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1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) |
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text file |
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Translated from the Spanish. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Darwin, the heart of the controversy : science, politics, and literature -- pt. 1. The first readers of On the origin of species in Argentina : the dialogue between Darwin and Muñiz, and the controversy with Hudson. The woodpecker of the pampas / William Henry Hudson ; The response / Charles Darwin ; The Muñi-Felis bonaerensis / Francisco Javier Muñiz ; A letter to Muñiz / Charles Darwin ; Ñata oxen / Domingo F. Sarmiento -- pt. 2. Scientific fantasies : Darwin's followers and detractors in Argentina. Two parties in conflict / Eduardo L. Holmberg ; Charles Robert Darwin / Eduardo L. Holmberg ; The study of South American man / Francisco P. Moreno ; Darwin : lecture given in the Teatro Nacional, following the death of Charles Darwin / Domingo F. Sarmiento ; Luz del Día's pilgrimage / Juan Bautista Alberdi ; History of creation / Hermann Burmeister ; Remembrance in honor of Darwin : transformation as an exact science / Florentino Ameghino ; Tribute to Ameghino / Leopoldo Lugones ; Naturalism and education / José Manuel Estrada ; Yzur / Leopoldo Lugones -- pt. 3. Darwin and the shaping of Argentine identity : historical-sociological studies. The Argentine masses / José María Ramos Mejía ; Our America / Carlos O. Bunge ; The sociological evolution of Argentina : from barbarism to imperialism / José Ingenieros ; Racial conflict and harmony in the Americas / Domingo F. Sarmiento. |
| Summary |
Darwinism in Argentina: Major Texts (1845-1909) brings together essays, letters, short-stories, and public lectures by travelers, scientists, writers, and politicians about Darwin and the theory of evolution in XIX century Argentina. This selection of texts provides a thorough overview of the socio-ideological implications of the theory of evolution in South America, as well as the intellectual debate this scientific theory promoted in the discourses of fiction, law, history, and medicine in the formation of modern Argentina. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. |
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On the origin of species (Darwin, Charles) |
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Evolution (Biology) -- Argentina -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Evolution (Biology) |
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Argentina. |
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History. |
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19th century |
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Evolution (Biology) -- Social aspects -- Argentina -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Evolution (Biology) -- Social aspects. |
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Argentina -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Intellectual life. |
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1800-1899 |
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Sources.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Gómez, Leila.
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Piedra del escándalo. English. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011053837
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gómez, Leila. Darwinism in Argentina : major texts, 1845-1909. Lanham : Bucknell University Press, ©2011 9781611483864 (OCoLC)742512337 |
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9781611483871 (electronic book) |
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1611483875 (electronic book) |
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9781611483864 |
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