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A stimulating and clarifying guide to a complicated and important subject, as well as a fresh perspective on eighteenth-century Britain. -- Patricia Meyer Spacks Journal of British Studies required reading for students and scholars of eighteenth-century literature and aesthetics English Studies

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Acknowledgments Introduction. Breeding Before Biology 1. The Rules of Resemblance 2. Bent 3. Cultures of Improvement 4. A Natural History of Inequality 5. Blots on the Landscape 6. Shibboleths Conclusion. The Promise of Perfection Notes Bibliography of Works Cited Index

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/12/2008
      ISBN13: 9780231138789, 978-0231138789
      ISBN10: 0231138784

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      A stimulating and clarifying guide to a complicated and important subject, as well as a fresh perspective on eighteenth-century Britain. -- Patricia Meyer Spacks Journal of British Studies required reading for students and scholars of eighteenth-century literature and aesthetics English Studies

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction. Breeding Before Biology 1. The Rules of Resemblance 2. Bent 3. Cultures of Improvement 4. A Natural History of Inequality 5. Blots on the Landscape 6. Shibboleths Conclusion. The Promise of Perfection Notes Bibliography of Works Cited Index

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