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Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and the nature of history Cover Image Book

Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and the nature of history / Stephen Jay Gould.

Gould, Stephen Jay. (Author).

Summary:

Explains why the diversity of the Burgess Shale is important in understanding our past and evolution.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0393027058
  • ISBN: 039330700X
  • ISBN: 9780393027051
  • ISBN: 9780393307009
  • Physical Description: 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, [1989]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-335) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface and acknowledgments. The iconography of an expectation -- A background for the Burgess shale -- Reconstruction of the Burgess shale toward a new view of life -- The Burgess drama -- Walcott's vision and the nature of history -- Possible worlds: the power of "just history" -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index.

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