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  1. Atavistic tendencies
    the culture of science in American modernity
    Published: c2008
    Publisher:  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis

  2. Atavistic tendencies
    the culture of science in American modernity
    Published: c2008
    Publisher:  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis

    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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  3. Atavistic tendencies
    the culture of science in American modernity
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  Univ. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis [u.a.]

    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster, Zentralbibliothek
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    Universitätsbibliothek Siegen
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 081665123X; 0816651248; 9780816651238; 9780816651245
    Subjects: USA; Literatur; Atavismus; Geschichte 1850-1950; USA; Literatur; Eugenik <Motiv>; Geschichte 1850-1950
    Scope: VIII, 315 S. : Ill.
  4. Atavistic tendencies
    the culture of science in American modernity
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  Univ. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis [u.a.]

    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster
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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 081665123X; 0816651248; 9780816651238; 9780816651245
    Subjects: Eugenik <Motiv>; Atavismus; Literatur
    Scope: VIII, 315 S., Ill.
  5. Atavistic tendencies
    the culture of science in American modernity
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minn. [u.a.]

    Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg
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    2010 A 983
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 081665123X; 0816651248
    RVK Categories: HR 1121 ; HR 1520
    Subjects: American literature; American literature; Atavism; Atavism; Eugenics in literature; Human reproduction in literature; Biology; Biology; Literature and science; Literature and science
    Scope: VIII, 315 S., Ill., 23cm
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

  6. Atavistic tendencies
    the culture of science in American modernity
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis

    The post-Darwinian theory of atavism forecasted obstacles to human progress in the reappearance of throwback physical or cultural traits after several generations of absence. In this original and stimulating work, Dana Seitler explores the ways in... more

    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt / Zentrale
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    The post-Darwinian theory of atavism forecasted obstacles to human progress in the reappearance of throwback physical or cultural traits after several generations of absence. In this original and stimulating work, Dana Seitler explores the ways in which modernity itself is an atavism, shaping a historical and theoretical account of its dramatic rise and impact on Western culture and imagination. Examining late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century science, fiction, and photography, Seitler discovers how modern thought oriented itself around this paradigm of obsolescence and return--one that s Freud's menagerie: our atavistic sense of self -- Late modern morphologies: scientific empiricism and photographic representation -- "Wolf-wolf!"; narrating the science of desire -- Atavistic time: Tarzan, Dr. Fu Manchu, and the serial dime novel -- Unnatural selection: mothers, eugenic feminism, and regeneration narratives -- An atavistic embrace: ape, gorilla, wolf, man

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 081665123X; 0816651248; 0816666423; 9780816651238; 9780816651245; 9780816666423
    RVK Categories: HR 1121 ; HR 1520
    Subjects: Atavism; Atavism; Eugenics in literature; Human reproduction in literature; Biology; Biology; Literature and science; Literature and science; American literature; American literature; Medicine in literature; Eugenics; Heredity; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Science; Medicine in Literature; Eugenics; Littérature américaine - 20e siècle - Histoire et critique; Littérature américaine - 19e siècle - Histoire et critique; Atavisme - Histoire - 20e siècle; Atavisme - Histoire - 19e siècle; Eugénisme dans la littérature; Reproduction humaine dans la littérature; Biologie - États-Unis - Histoire - 20e siècle; Biologie - États-Unis - Histoire - 19e siècle; Littérature et sciences - Histoire - 20e siècle; Littérature et sciences - Histoire - 19e siècle; Médecine dans la littérature; Eugénisme; Médecine - Histoire - 19e siècle; Médecine - Histoire - 20e siècle; LITERARY CRITICISM - American - General; SOCIAL SCIENCE - General; Medicine in literature; Eugenics; American literature; Atavism; Biology; Eugenics in literature; Human reproduction in literature; Literature and science; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 315 pages), illustrations
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-283) and index

  7. Atavistic tendencies
    the culture of science in American modernity
    Published: c2008
    Publisher:  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis

    The post-Darwinian theory of atavism forecasted obstacles to human progress in the reappearance of throwback physical or cultural traits after several generations of absence. In this original and stimulating work, Dana Seitler explores the ways in... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt / Forschungsbibliothek Gotha, Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt
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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    The post-Darwinian theory of atavism forecasted obstacles to human progress in the reappearance of throwback physical or cultural traits after several generations of absence. In this original and stimulating work, Dana Seitler explores the ways in which modernity itself is an atavism, shaping a historical and theoretical account of its dramatic rise and impact on Western culture and imagination. Examining late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century science, fiction, and photography, Seitler discovers how modern thought oriented itself around this paradigm of obsolescence and return-one that s

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0816651248; 081665123X; 9780816651245; 9780816651238
    Subjects: Literature and science; Human reproduction in literature; Eugenics in literature; Atavism; Literature and science; American literature; American literature; Biology; Atavism; Biology; Heredity; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Science; Medicine in Literature; Eugenics
    Scope: Online-Ressource (viii, 315 p), ill
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-283) and index

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    Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Down on All Fours; 1 Freud's Menagerie: Our Atavistic Sense of Self; 2 Late Modern Morphologies: Scientific Empiricism and Photographic Representation; 3 "Wolf-wolf!": Narrating the Science of Desire; 4 Atavistic Time: Tarzan, Dr. Fu Manchu, and the Serial Dime Novel; 5 Unnatural Selection: Mothers, Eugenic Feminism, and Regeneration Narratives; 6 An Atavistic Embrace: Ape, Gorilla, Wolf, Man; Coda: Being-Now, Being-Then; Notes; Index