Princeton University Press
The Descent of Man
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The first annotated edition of the book that shocked the Victorian world and continues to generate controversy today
When Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was published in 1871, the book was an immediate sensation. It presents Darwin's account of how we evolved from primates and expounds his theory of sexual selection, which he believed accounted for human origins and diversity. James Costa and Elizabeth Yale bring Darwin's Descent to new life in this authoritative annotated edition, shedding light on the cultural context in which the legendary naturalist developed his ideas and exploring how subsequent generations of scientists, scholars, and social reformers adapted them.
Informative and in-depth commentaries accompany the text of The Descent of Man, enabling readers to engage with Darwin's ideas and contextualize them in light of our current understanding of human evolution and sexual selection. Costa and Yale show how Darwin's antislavery commitments and his beliefs in European superiority shaped his account of the evolution of human difference, and examine how Victorian beliefs about gender informed the development of his theory of sexual selection. They explain where Darwin's arguments about the origins of human differences line up with modern science—and where they don't.
Spanning the boundaries of history and science, this fully annotated edition illuminates the rich cultural and scientific contexts underpinning Darwin's ideas and introduces his landmark book to a new generation of readers.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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List of Plates
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
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TABLE of the PRINCIPAL ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE PRESENT EDITION
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CONTENT
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Introduction of the book
17 - PART I. THE DESCENT OR ORIGIN OF MAN
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CHAPTER I. The Evidence of the Descent of Man from some Lower Form
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CHAPTER II. On the Manner of Development of Man from some Lower Form
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CHAPTER III. Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals
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CHAPTER IV. Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals—continued
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CHAPTER V. On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilised Times
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CHAPTER VI. On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man
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CHAPTER VII. On the Races of Man
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CHAPTER VIII. Principles of Sexual Selection
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CHAPTER IX. Secondary Sexual Characters in the Lower Classes of the Animal Kingdom
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CHAPTER X. Secondary Sexual Characters of Insects
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CHAPTER XI. Insects, continued.—Order Lepidoptera. (butterflies and moths.)
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CHAPTER XII. Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles
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CHAPTER XIII. Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds
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CHAPTER XIV. Birds—continued
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CHAPTER XV. Birds—continued
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CHAPTER XVI. Birds—concluded
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CHAPTER XVII. Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals
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CHAPTER XVIII. Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals—continued
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CHAPTER XIX. Secondary Sexual Characters of Man
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CHAPTER XX. Secondary Sexual Characters of Man—continued
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CHAPTER XXI. General Summary and Conclusion
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SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE
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INDEX
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NOTES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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A NOTE ON THE TYPE
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