The Mismeasure of Man
by Stephen Jay Gould
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0393014894
- ISBN 13
- 9780393014891
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About This Item
first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone to text pages, some dust top text block edge, light offsetting on end papers; sound binding; clean 1/2 cloth cover, bright titling; dj has little wear at spine ends, but no tears; U.K. price clipped lower front flap corner, U.S. price present J1
Synopsis
The Mismeasure of Man is a 1981 book written by the Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002). The book is a history and critique of the methods and motivations underlying biological determinism, the belief that "the social and economic differences between human groups—primarily races, classes, and sexes—arise from inherited, inborn distinctions and that society, in this sense, is an accurate reflection of biology.
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- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13069
- Title
- The Mismeasure of Man
- Author
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393014894
- ISBN 13
- 9780393014891
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
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