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Natural Selection and Beyond
The Intellectual Legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace
Edited by Charles H. Smith and George Beccaloni
512 pages
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30 black and white halftones, plus 8pp colour plate section
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246x171mm
978-0-19-923917-7
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Paperback
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11 March 2010
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- 2008 was the 150th anniversary of the presentation to the Linnean Society of the joint paper by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace outlining the concept of evolution by natural selection
- At the time of his death, Wallace was probably the most famous scientist in the world. However, the range of his intellectual legacy has not - until now - been widely appreciated
- This collection of essays covers not only Wallace's contributions to biology and natural history, but also his influential work in other disciplines: from biogeographical studies and astrobiology, to subjects as far-ranging as glaciology, land reform, anthropology, and epidemiology
- Reveals Wallace's interest and support of spiritualism, socialism, and the rights of the ordinary person
- Examines the impact of Wallace's ideas - revealing how his innovative ideas are still being explored and elaborated upon today
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913) was one of the late nineteenth century's most potent intellectual forces. His link to Darwin as co-discoverer of the principle of natural selection alone would have secured him a place in history, but he went on to complete work entitling him to recognition as the 'father' of modern biogeographical studies, as a pioneer in the field of astrobiology, and as an important contributor to subjects as far-ranging as glaciology, land reform, anthropology and ethnography, and epidemiology. Beyond this, many are coming to regard Wallace as the pre-eminent field
biologist, collector, and naturalist of tropical regions. Add to that the fact that he was a vocal supporter of spiritualism, socialism, and the rights of the ordinary person, and it quickly becomes apparent that Wallace was a man of extraordinary breadth of attention. Yet his work in many of these areas is still not well known, and still less recognized is his relevance to current day research almost 100 years after his death.
This rich collection of writings by more than twenty historians and scientists reviews and reflects on the work that made Wallace a famous man in his own time, and a figure of extraordinary influence and continuing interest today.Readership: Academics and students
in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, reaching beyond the history of science to include biological sciences, philosophy, the history of ideas, and Victorian studies. Also of interest to the general reader interested in the history of science, evolution, and in Wallace's legacy.
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Edited by Charles H. Smith, Professor of Library Public Services, Western Kentucky University, and George Beccaloni, Curator, Natural History Museum, London Contributors:
Dr. George Beccaloni
Dr. Ted Benton
Dr. Andrew J. Berry
Dr. Peter Bowler
Dr. Tim Caro
Dr. Gregory Claeys
Lord Cranbrook
Dr. Steven J. Dick
Dr. Melinda Fagan
Dr. Martin Fichman
Dr. Geoffrey Hill
Dr. Norman A. Johnson
Dr. Sandra Knapp
Dr. Leena Lindstrom
Dr. James Mallet
Dr. Sami Merilaita
Dr. Bernard Michaux
Dr. James R. Moore
Dr. Diane B. Paul
Dr. Peter Raby
Dr. Charles H. Smith
Dr. Michael Speed
Dr. David A. Stack
Dr. Martin Stevens
Dr. Keith Tinkler
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Review(s) from previous edition
"Very readable - Jim Endersby, Sunday Telegraph
"A scholarly compendium of everything one could wish to know about Wallace." - Christopher Hudson, Daioy Mail
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Introduction
1: George Beccaloni: Homes Sweet Homes: A Biographical Tour of Wallace's Many Places of Residence
Part I In the World of Nature
2: Andrew Berry: "Ardent Beetle-Hunters": Natural History, Collecting, and the Theory of Evolution
3: Melinda Bonnie Fagan: Theory and Practice in the Field: Wallace's Work in Natural History (1844-1858)
4: George Beccaloni: Wallace's Annoted Copy of the Darwin-Wallace Paper on Natural Selection
5: James Mallet: Wallace and the Species Concept of the Early Darwinians
6: Norman A. Johnson: Direct Selection for Reproductive Isolation: The Wallace Effect and Reinforcement
7: Tim Caro, Sami Merilaita, Martin Stevens: The Colours of Animals: From Wallace to the Present Day I. Cryptic Coloration
8: Tim Caro, Geoffrey Hill, Leena Lindstrom, Michael Speed: The Colours of Animals: From Wallace to the Present Day II. Conspicuous Coloration
9: Bernard Michaux: Alfred Russel Wallace, Biogeographer
10: Keith Tinkler: Wallace and the Great Ice Age
11: Sandra Knapp: Wallace, Conservation, and Sustainable Developement
Part II In the World of Man and Worlds Beyond
12: Peter Raby: The "Finest Butterfly in the World?" : Wallace and His Literary Legacy
13: Gregory Claeys: Wallace and Owenism
14: Diane B. Paul: Wallace, Women, and Eugenics
15: David A. Stack: Out of "the Limbo of 'Unpractical Politics'": The Origins and Essence of Wallace's Advocacy of Land Nationalization
16: Martin Fichman: Alfred Russel Wallace and Anti-Vaccinationism in the Late Victorian Cultural Context, 1870-1907
17: Steven J. Dick: The Universe and Alfred Russel Wallace
18: Charles H. Smith: Wallace's Unfinished Business
19: James Moore: Wallace in Wonderland
20: Ted Benton: Wallace's Dilemmas: The Laws of Nature and the Human Spirit
21: Charles H. Smith: Wallace, Spiritualism, and Beyond: "Change" or "No Change"?
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