Banquet at Delmonico's - 9780226893846
Un libro in lingua di Barry Werth edito da Univ of Chicago Pr, 2011
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In Banquet at Delmonico's, Barry Werth draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post-Civil-War America. Each chapter is dedicated to a crucial intellectual encounter, culminating with an exclusive farewell dinner held in English philosopher Herbert Spencer's honor at the venerable New York restaurant Delmonico's in 1882. In this thought-provoking and nuanced account, Werth firmly situates social Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Banquet at Delmonico's is social history at its finest.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Banquet at Delmonico's
- Sottotitolo: The Gilded Age and the Triumph of Evolution in America
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Barry Werth
- Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Collana: Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Aprile '11
- Genere: SCIENCE
- Argomenti : Social Darwinism United States History 19th century Human evolution Social aspects United States History 19th century Social change United States History 19th century
- Pagine: 362
- ISBN-10: 0226893847
- EAN-13: 9780226893846