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God--Or Gorilla: Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age

Contributor(s): Clark, Constance A (Author)

ISBN: 9780801888250

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Pub Date: August 4, 2008

Dewey: 599.938

LCCN: 2007041258

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 9.00" L x 6.10" W ( 1.35 lbs) 312 pages

Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context

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Description: Engagingly written and deftly argued, God--or Gorilla offers original insights into the role of images in communicating--and miscommunicating--scientific ideas to the lay public.

Brief description: Constance Areson Clark is an associate professor of history at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Review Quotes: Clark's investigation of the images of evolution in the 1920s is a wonderful window into the place of science in the United States and how the cultural concerns of an era can shape scientific activity.
--Charles A. Israel, American Historical Review

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