Modern nature
Subtitle: the rise of the biological perspective in Germany
By: Lynn K. Nyhart.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780226610894
Subjects: Ecology -- Germany -- History -- 19th century; Ecology -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Philosophy of nature -- Germany -- History -- 19th century; Philosophy of nature -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Natural history -- Social aspects; Biotic communities -- Social aspects
Description: In this work, Lynn K. Nyhart traces the emergence of a 'biological perspective' in late 19th-century Germany that emphasized the dynamic relationships among organisms, and between organisms and their environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.