{"product_id":"political-descent-9780226108490","title":"Political Descent","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorians of science have long noted the influence of the nineteenth-century political economist Thomas Robert Malthus on Charles Darwin. This book reveals that two evolutionary and political traditions developed in England in the wake of the 1832 Reform Act: one Malthusian, the other decidedly anti-Malthusian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In his exploration of the crucial role of Malthusian thought in the evolutionary theory of liberal radicalism, Hale has provided scholars with a sort of sequel to Adrian Desmond's Politics of Evolution. Impressive in its scope, Political Descent is a bold and exciting book.\" (Bernard Lightman, editor of Victorian Science in Context)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399945363799,"sku":"9780226108490","price":37.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226108490.jpg?v=1730469229","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-descent-9780226108490","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}