Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life-Fast Shipping

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Title: Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life

Author: Charles Darwin

ISBN: 9780375751462

Publisher: Modern Library

Published: 1998

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

Edition: Reprint

Number of Pages: 720

Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Publisher : In the Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply held beliefs of the Western world. Arguing for a material, not divine, origin of species, he showed that new species are achieved by ‘natural selection’. Development, diversification, decay, extinction and absence of plan are all inherent to his theories. Darwin read prodigiously across many fields; he reflected on his experiences as a traveller, he experimented. His profoundly influential concept of ‘natural selection’ condenses materials from past and present, from the Galapagos Islands to rural Staffordshire, from English back gardens to colonial encounters. The Origin communicates the enthusiasm of original thinking in an open, descriptive style, and Darwin’s emphasis on the value of diversity speaks more strongly now than ever.