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Biology as Ideology - by Richard C Lewontin (Paperback)

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  • Following in the fashion of Stephen Jay Gould and Peter Medawar, one of the world's leading scientists examines how "pure science" is in fact shaped and guided by social and political needs and assumptions".
  • Author(s): Richard C Lewontin
  • 144 Pages
  • Science, Life Sciences

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Following in the fashion of Stephen Jay Gould and Peter Medawar, one of the world's leading scientists examines how "pure science" is in fact shaped and guided by social and political needs and assumptions".[Lewontin] is the most brilliant scientist I know and his work embidies, as this book displays so well, the very best in genetics".--Stephen J. GouldA



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Following in the fashion of Stephen Jay Gould and Peter Medawar, one of the world's leading scientists examines how "pure science" is in fact shaped and guided by social and political needs and assumptions.



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"[Lewontin] is the most brilliant scientist I know and his work embidies, as this book displays so well, the very best in genetics."--Stephen J. GouldA
Dimensions (Overall): 8.04 Inches (H) x 5.31 Inches (W) x .37 Inches (D)
Weight: .25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 144
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Life Sciences
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard C Lewontin
Language: English
Street Date: January 13, 1993
TCIN: 77247759
UPC: 9780060975197
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-6535
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.37 inches length x 5.31 inches width x 8.04 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.25 pounds
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