Civic biology and the origin of the school antievolution movement

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 409-433

  Shapiro, Adam R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American Book Company; Antievolution; Benjamin C. Gruenberg; Biology education; Biology textbooks; Civic biology; George W. Hunter; Science and religion; Scopes trial

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BOOK; EDUCATION; EVOLUTION; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; EVOLUTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; RELIGION AND SCIENCE; SCHOOLS; TEXTBOOKS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49849098283     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-007-9148-2     Document Type: Review

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