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The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary Edition (Oxford Landmark Science)
Richard Dawkins
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Description for The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary Edition (Oxford Landmark Science)
Paperback. The 40th anniversary edition of the million copy international bestseller, with a new epilogue from the author. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 black and white images. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 47. Weight in Grams: 454.
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating ... Read more
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Oxford Landmark Science
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198788607
SKU
V9780198788607
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About Richard Dawkins
Professor Richard Dawkins is one of the most influential science writers and communicators of our generation. He was the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, a position he held from 1995 until 2008, and is Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford. His bestselling books include The Extended ... Read more
Reviews for The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary Edition (Oxford Landmark Science)
Richard Dawkins' magnificent introduction to the world of popular science writing ... Punchy, elegant, self-righteous, devotional (at least in a Dawinian way), it showed that genetics was absorbing, challenging and important
Nick Spencer, The Tablet
Books about science tend to fall into two categories: those that explain it to lay people in the hope of cultivating a wide ... Read more
Nick Spencer, The Tablet
Books about science tend to fall into two categories: those that explain it to lay people in the hope of cultivating a wide ... Read more