Darwin and the Memory of the Human: Evolution, Savages, and South America - Couverture souple

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Schmitt, Cannon

 
9781107412583: Darwin and the Memory of the Human: Evolution, Savages, and South America
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ISBN 10 : 1107412587 ISBN 13 : 9781107412583
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

When the young Charles Darwin landed on the shores of Tierra del Fuego in 1832, he was overwhelmed: nothing had prepared him for the sight of what he called 'an untamed savage'. The shock he felt, repeatedly recalled in later years, definitively shaped his theory of evolution. In this original and wide-ranging study, In this book Cannon Schmitt shows how Darwin and other Victorian naturalists transformed such encounters with South America and its indigenous peoples into influential accounts of biological and historical change. Redefining what it means to be human, they argue that the modern self must be understood in relation to a variety of pasts - personal, historical, and ancestral - conceived of as savage. Schmitt reshapes our understanding of Victorian imperialism, revisits the implications of Darwinian theory, and demonstrates the pertinence of nineteenth-century biological thought to current theorizations of memory.

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When the young Charles Darwin landed on the shores of Tierra del Fuego in 1832, he was overwhelmed: nothing had prepared him for the sight of what he called 'an untamed savage'. The shock he felt, repeatedly recalled in later years, definitively shaped his theory of evolution. In this original and wide-ranging study, In this book Cannon Schmitt shows how Darwin and other Victorian naturalists transformed such encounters with South America and its indigenous peoples into influential accounts of biological and historical change. Redefining what it means to be human, they argue that the modern self must be understood in relation to a variety of pasts - personal, historical, and ancestral - conceived of as savage. Schmitt reshapes our understanding of Victorian imperialism, revisits the implications of Darwinian theory, and demonstrates the pertinence of nineteenth-century biological thought to current theorizations of memory.

Revue de presse

'... brilliant, original ... ultimately satisfying... The book is impressive ... brilliant attention to language ... wonderful book.' George Levine, Rutgers University and New York University

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1107412587
ISBN 13 
9781107412583
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Nombre de pages
262
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9780521765602: Darwin and the Memory of the Human: Evolution, Savages, and South America

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ISBN 10 :  0521765609 ISBN 13 :  9780521765602
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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