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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Pr
Publication date
September 1, 2009
Pages
338
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780807861912
ISBN-10
080786191X
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 9 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$31.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The current controversy over teaching evolution in the public schools has grabbed front-page headlines and topped news broadcasts all across the United States. In the Beginning investigates the movement that has ignited debate in state legislatures and at school board meetings. Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century.
Applying extensive original sources and social movement theory, Lienesch begins with fundamentalism, describing how early twentieth-century fundamentalists worked to form a collective identity, to develop their own institutions, and to turn evolution from an idea into an issue. He traces the emerging antievolution movement through the 1920s, examining debates over Darwinism that took place on college campuses and in state legislatures throughout the country. With fresh insights and analysis, Lienesch retells the story of the 1925 Scopes "monkey" trial and reinterprets its meaning. In tracking the movement from that time to today, he explores the rise of creation science in the 1960s, the alliance with the New Christian Right in the 1980s, and the development of the theory of intelligent design in our own time. He concludes by speculating on its place in the politics of the twenty-first century. In the Beginning is essential for understanding the past, present, and future debates over the teaching of evolution.
Applying extensive original sources and social movement theory, Lienesch begins with fundamentalism, describing how early twentieth-century fundamentalists worked to form a collective identity, to develop their own institutions, and to turn evolution from an idea into an issue. He traces the emerging antievolution movement through the 1920s, examining debates over Darwinism that took place on college campuses and in state legislatures throughout the country. With fresh insights and analysis, Lienesch retells the story of the 1925 Scopes "monkey" trial and reinterprets its meaning. In tracking the movement from that time to today, he explores the rise of creation science in the 1960s, the alliance with the New Christian Right in the 1980s, and the development of the theory of intelligent design in our own time. He concludes by speculating on its place in the politics of the twenty-first century. In the Beginning is essential for understanding the past, present, and future debates over the teaching of evolution.
Editions
Hardcover
from Univ of North Carolina Pr (April 23, 2007)
9780807830963 | details & prices | 338 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.46 lbs | List price $44.00
About: Examining the political origins of creationism, a study of the role of fundamentalism in the antievolution movement through the 1920s details early twentieth-century debates over Darwinism in educational institutions and government, analyzes the Scopes trial and its significance, and traces the rise of creation science and the theory of intelligent design.
About: Examining the political origins of creationism, a study of the role of fundamentalism in the antievolution movement through the 1920s details early twentieth-century debates over Darwinism in educational institutions and government, analyzes the Scopes trial and its significance, and traces the rise of creation science and the theory of intelligent design.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Univ of North Carolina Pr (September 1, 2009)
9780807861912 | details & prices | 338 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $31.95
About: The current controversy over teaching evolution in the public schools has grabbed front-page headlines and topped news broadcasts all across the United States.
About: The current controversy over teaching evolution in the public schools has grabbed front-page headlines and topped news broadcasts all across the United States.
Large print edition from Univ of North Carolina Pr (March 28, 2007)
9780807883990 | details & prices | 820 pages | List price $24.95
About: Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes the creationism movement, one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century.
About: Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes the creationism movement, one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century.
CD/Spoken Word
from Univ of North Carolina Pr (March 28, 2007)
9780807884324 | details & prices | List price $34.95
About: Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes the creationism movement, one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century.
About: Reaching back to the origins of antievolutionism in the 1920s, and continuing to the promotion of intelligent design today, Michael Lienesch skillfully analyzes the creationism movement, one of the most formidable political movements of the twentieth century.
Mp3 edition from Univ of North Carolina Pr (March 28, 2007)
9780807884300 | details & prices | List price $41.95
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