The history of my shoe and the evolution of Darwin's theory /
Tells two stories: the development of the theory of "survival of the fittest," as articulated by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace; and the history of his ever-changing, made-to-order, orthopedic shoes. Fries' argues that the ideas of Darwin and Wallace yield insights into how...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Carroll & Graf ,
2007.
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| Edition: | First Carroll & Graf edition. |
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| Summary: | Tells two stories: the development of the theory of "survival of the fittest," as articulated by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace; and the history of his ever-changing, made-to-order, orthopedic shoes. Fries' argues that the ideas of Darwin and Wallace yield insights into how disability fits into culture; people adapt in order to survive just as species do. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780786720071 0786720077 |