Trial and Error [[electronic resource] ] : The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution
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| Autore: |
Larson Edward J
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| Titolo: |
Trial and Error [[electronic resource] ] : The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford University Press, 1989 |
| Edizione: | 3rd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 344.73/095 347.30495 |
| 344.73095347.30495 | |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Trial and Error |
| ISBN: | 0-19-972786-4 |
| 1-280-60540-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455966303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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