The cultures of creationism : anti-evolution in English-speaking countries / edited by Simon Coleman and Leslie Carlin.

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[2004], ©2004
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Aldershot : Ashgate, [2004], ©2004.

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xv, 195 pages ; 24 cm

Contents

Introduction: The cultures of creationism : shifting boundaries of belief, knowledge and nationhood / Simon Coleman and Leslie Carlin -- Context of creationism in Darwin's England / David Knight -- Creationist discourse and the management of political-legal argumentation : comparing Britain and the USA / Simon Locke -- Creationism, American-style : ideology, tactics and rhetoric in a social movement / Francis Harrold, Raymond Eve and John Taylor -- Creationism in Canada / John Barker -- Creationists and their critics in Australia : an autonomous culture or 'the USA with kangaroos'? / Ronald L. Numbers -- Anti-evolutionism in the Antipodes : from protesting evolution to promoting creationism in New Zealand / Ronald L. Numbers and John Stenhouse -- Politics of indigenous 'creationism' in Australia / Robert Layton -- Creationism among young people in Kenya and Britain / Peter Fulljames and Leslie Francis -- New creationism : its philosophical dimension / Michael Ruse.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • 075460912X