Darwin, Darwinism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands: The Legacy of Darwin and its New Applications
. Ed(S): Quiroga, Diego; Sevilla, Ana Maria
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hardcover. Editor(s): Quiroga, Diego; Sevilla, Ana Maria. Series: Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands. Num Pages: 179 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; PSAJ; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 438.
The book explores how Darwin´s legendary and mythologized visit to the Galapagos affected the socioecosystems of the Islands, as well as the cultural and intellectual traditions of Ecuador and Latin America. It highlights in what way the connection between Darwin and the Galapagos has had real, enduring and paradoxical effects in the Archipelago. This Twenty Century construct of the Galapagos as the cradle of Darwin’s theory and insights triggered not only the definition of the Galapagos as a living natural laboratory but also the production of a series of conservation practices and the reshaping of the Galapagos as a tourism ... Read more
The book explores how Darwin´s legendary and mythologized visit to the Galapagos affected the socioecosystems of the Islands, as well as the cultural and intellectual traditions of Ecuador and Latin America. It highlights in what way the connection between Darwin and the Galapagos has had real, enduring and paradoxical effects in the Archipelago. This Twenty Century construct of the Galapagos as the cradle of Darwin’s theory and insights triggered not only the definition of the Galapagos as a living natural laboratory but also the production of a series of conservation practices and the reshaping of the Galapagos as a tourism ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
Series
Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319340500
SKU
V9783319340500
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About . Ed(S): Quiroga, Diego; Sevilla, Ana Maria
Diego Quiroga got his B.A. at the University of California Berkeley and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in anthropology. He has done research on different areas of Ecuador and has written on diverse topics including medical anthropology, development, conservation and political ecology. Besides researching issues such as fisheries and tourism in the Galapagos, Diego is ... Read more
Reviews for Darwin, Darwinism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands: The Legacy of Darwin and its New Applications
“This thought-provoking work will appeal to environmentalists, evolutionists, and historians of natural history. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; researchers and faculty.” (J. S. Schwartz, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)