[PDF.92kf] The Invention of Progress: The Victorians and the Past

The Invention of Progress: The Victorians and the Past

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 | #2377153 in Books |  1990-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting|By R. Albin|Another interesting book from this consistently thoughtful scholar. While well written, this is a relatively dense book because Bowler discusses a series of closely related topics whose unifying theme is the concept of Progress. Bowler's primary focus is on Victorian Britain but he deals as well with important intellectual figures and trends in Europe

A comprehensive survey of the Victorians exploration of the past which shows how the idea of progress was developed in two rival forms which expressed liberal and conservative social values. Whether in history, prehistory or the fossil record, the past could be visualized either as a continuous progression or as a sequence of distinct cycles or epiodes. The author argues that the controversies surrounding the "Darwinian Revolution" can be interpreted as the inevitable co...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Invention of Progress: The Victorians and the Past   |  Peter J. Bowler. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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