{"product_id":"the-descent-of-man-selection-in-relation-to-sex-paperback","title":"The Descent of Man: Selection in Relation to Sex (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eApplying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's\u003ci\u003e The Descent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e was the culmination of his life's work. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIn \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'. He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with trepidation did he finally publish \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Man \u003c\/i\u003ein 1871. The book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one family, diversified by 'sexual selection' - Darwin's provocative theory that female choice among competing males leads to diverging racial characteristics. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's \u003ci\u003eDescent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIn their introduction, James Moore and Adrian Desmond, acclaimed biographers of Charles Darwin, call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. The text is the second and definitive edition and this volume also contains suggestions for further reading, a chronology and biographical sketches of prominent individuals mentioned.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCharles Darwin (1809-82), a Victorian scientist and naturalist, has become one of the most famous figures of science to date. The advent of \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e in 1859 challenged and contradicted all contemporary biological and religious beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Darwin's \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species, \u003c\/i\u003ealso available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Charles Darwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45228205899954,"sku":"9780140436310","price":345.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/30573_3619_60db1948144ac6.47651637_9780140436310.jpg?v=1741937569","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-descent-of-man-selection-in-relation-to-sex-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}