On living in a revolution / by Julian Huxley
1944, First Edition. London : Chatto & Windus. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #433927
Physical description; 195 pages illustrations 22 cm. Notes; Essays. Includes bibliographical references and references. Contents; On living in a revolution (Harpers, September 1942) -- Economic man and social man (Yale Review, Summer 1941; Fortnightly, July 1941) -- The war: two jobs, not one (South Atlantic Quarterly, 1942; Fortnightly, October, 1942) -- Philosophy in a world at war (Fortune, November 1942; Hibbert Journal) -- War as a biological phenomenon (Town and County, Summer 1942) -- Darwinism today (Discovery, January 1943) -- Thomas Henry Huxley and Julian Huxley: an imaginary interview (The Listener, 15th October 1942) -- Dr Spooner: the growth of a legend (The Listener, 31st December 1942) -- Birds and men on St Kilda (The Geographical Magazine, December 1939) -- Animal pests in war-time (South Atlantic Quarterly, April 1942; World Review, November 1941) -- Tennessee revisited: The technique of democratic planning (The Times -- abbreviated, 10th June 1942) -- Colonies in a changing world (Political Quarterly, October-December 1942) -- Reconstruction and peace (Published by Messrs. Kegan Paul, 1941) -- "Race" in Europe (Published by Messrs. Cape, 1939) -- Education as a social function (The Times Educational Supplement, 29th November 1941). Subjects; Social sciences. Social change. World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Civilization. Evolution (Biology).
Price: €35.00