The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (Part One): 1 (Works of Charles Darwin) - Hardcover

Darwin, Professor Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814718191 ISBN 13: 9780814718193

Publisher: New York University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Charles Robert Darwin (1809 1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. His books were widely read by specialists and the general public, and his influence had been extended by almost continuous public debate over the past 150 years. New York University Press's new paperback edition makes it possible to review Darwin's public literary output as a whole, plus his scientific journal articles, his private notebooks, and his correspondence.

This is complete edition contains all of Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained. The set also features a general introduction and index, and introductions to each volume."

About this title

Review:

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"Are they needed? To be sure. The Darwinian industry, industrious though it is, has failed to provide texts of more than a handful of Darwin's books. If you want to know what Darwin said about barnacles (still an essential reference to cirripedists, apart from any historical importance) you are forced to search shelves, or wait while someone does it for you; some have been in print for a century; various reprints have appeared and since vanished."
)-(Eric Korn), ("Times Literary Supplement")

"Are they needed? To be sure. The Darwinian industry, industrious though it is, has failed to provide texts of more than a handful of Darwin's books. If you want to know what Darwin said about barnacles (still an essential reference to cirripedists, apart from any historical importance) you are forced to search shelves, or wait while someone does it for you; some have been in print for a century; various reprints have appeared and since vanished."
-Eric Korn, "Times Literary Supplement"

"A richly textured analysis of the introduction, use, and effects of crime mapping technology in three police departments--Boston, Washington, DC, and a medium-sized American city referred to as 'Western'."
-"Journal of Information Technology and Politics",

"Ultimately, Manning is able to make a compelling case that technology has no autonomous material agency and no necessary relationship to rationality or crime prevention."-Technology and Culture,

"Manning's work is both sophisticated in its approach and tremendously rich in the detail of its empirical inquiry. Few scholars take the time and have the access and ability to research police practices so meticulously and with the advantages that come with many years of energetic experience."
-"American Journal of Sociology",

"At a time when police technology is actively promoted as a 'silver-bullet', and studied mainly for its instrumental effects, Manning's sociological acumen is a vital antidote. A closely and astutely observed study of the meanings and effects of crime mapping/analysis within police organizations."
-Ian Loader, author of "Civilizing Security"

"The Technology of Policing provides a brilliant analysis of how new information technologies are used to reproduce established police practices rather than to effect organizational change or more efficient crime control."
-Richard V. Ericson, co-author of "The New Politics of Surveillance and Visibility"

Are they needed? To be sure. The Darwinian industry, industrious though it is, has failed to provide texts of more than a handful of Darwin's books. If you want to know what Darwin said about barnacles (still an essential reference to cirripedists, apart from any historical importance) you are forced to search shelves, or wait while someone does it for you; some have been in print for a century; various reprints have appeared and since vanished.
-Eric Korn, "Times Literary Supplement""

From the Author:

'I find an addictive fascination in his Victorian prose style, quite apart from the feeling one gets of having been ushered into the presence of one of the great minds of all time.' Richard Dawkins

About this edition

• Publisher: New York University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0814718191
• ISBN 13: 9780814718193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 450