1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990006481620403321

Autore

Howard, Rhoda

Titolo

Colonialism and Underdevelopment in Ghana / Rhoda Howard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : Croom Helm, 1978

Descrizione fisica

244 p. ; 22 cm

Disciplina

325

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

XIV E 1568

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964821603321

Autore

Larson Edward J

Titolo

Trial and Error : The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford University Press, 1989

ISBN

0-19-972786-4

1-280-60540-5

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Disciplina

344.73/095 347.30495

344.73095347.30495

Soggetti

Creationism

Evolution

Evolution - Study and teaching - Law and legislation - United States

Evolution (Biology)

Evolution (Biology) - Law and legislation - Study and teaching - United States

Creationism - Study and teaching - Law and legislation - United States

Law - U.S. - General

Law - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Scene of the Crime: Evolution in American Education Before 1920; 2. Outlawing Evolution, 1920-1925; 3. Enforcing the Law, 1925-1960; 4. Legalizing Evolution, 1961-1970; 5. Legislating Equal Time, 1970-1981; 6. Outlawing Creation: Legal Developments Since 1981; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Note; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The debate over teaching evolution in the public schools remains one of the most emotionally-charged controversies in twentieth-century America.  Now available in a revised and updated edition, Edward J. Larson's highly-acclaimed study--which ranges from before the Scopes trial of 1925 tothe creationism disputes of the 1980s--offers the first comprehensive account of the educational and legal battles erupting from this persistent confrontation.     Larson traces the origins of the dispute back to the late nineteenth century, a period marked by the scientific acceptance of evolution, the rise o