Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul - Brossura

Humes, Edward

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060885491 ISBN 13: 9780060885496

Casa editrice: Ecco Pr, 2008

Riassunto

A detailed examination of the contentious debate between the evolution and intelligent design teaching systems challenging American public education today chronicles a Pennsylvania school's decision to mandate the teaching of a blend of both and the intense culture war that ensued. Reprint.

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“An absorbing, character-driven story of the Dover case.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Humes especially shines in his careful explication of the history of this larger fight.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review [cover review])

“Making a complicated issue accessible . . . His fast-moving, richly detailed book reads like a suspense novel.” (Chicago Tribune)

“A valuable primer . . . An illuminating blend of science, religion and politics.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“[E]xcellent science writing, with crisp explanations of complicated evolutionary mechanisms, and fascinating material on Darwin.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)

“His writing is vivid, memorable, and engaging, and a welcome breath of common sense.” (Seattle Times)

“Rich back stories of characters from both sides of the courtroom make self-evident the fundamental culture war brewing.” (Seed Magazine)

“A fascinatingly detailed record of the creationist war on science.” (Skeptic Magazine)

“In painstaking detail, Humes breaks down the politics and the science . . . inexhaustible reporting married to talent.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

“An unusually deft analysis . . . based upon extensive behind-the-scenes interviews . . . highly recommended.” (Eugenie Scott)

L'autore:

Edward Humes is the author of ten critically acclaimed nonfiction books, including Eco Barons, Monkey Girl, Over Here, School of Dreams, Baby E.R., Mean Justice, No Matter How Loud I Shout, and the bestseller Mississippi Mud. He has received the Pulitzer Prize for his journalism and numerous awards for his books. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and Sierra. He lives in California.

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• Editore: Ecco Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060885491
• ISBN 13: 9780060885496
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 380