{"product_id":"the-evolution-controversy-in-america-george-webb-9780813190495","title":"The Evolution Controversy in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor well over a century, the United States has witnessed a prolonged debate over organic evolution and teaching of the theory in the nation's public schools. The controversy that began with the publication of Darwin's \u003ci\u003eOrigin of the Species\u003c\/i\u003e had by the 1920s expanded to include theologians, politicians, and educators. The Scopes trial of 1925 provided the growing antievolution movement with significant publicity and led to a decline in the teaching of evolution in public schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge E. Webb details how efforts to improve science education in the wake of Sputnik resurrected antievolution sentiment and led to the emergence of \"creation science\" as the most recent expression of that sentiment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreationists continue to demand \"balanced treatment\" of theories of creation and evolution in public schools, even though their efforts have been declared unconstitutional in a series of federal court cases. Their battles have been much more successful at the grassroots level, garnering support from local politicians and educators. Webb attributes the success of creationists primarily to the lack of scientific literacy among the American public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough a number of published studies have dealt with specific aspects of the debate, \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution Controversy in America\u003c\/i\u003e represents the first complete historical survey of the topic. In it Webb provides an analysis of one of the most intriguing debates in the history of American thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Webb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813190495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813190495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"George Webb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489225986303,"sku":"9780813190495","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0e65a15-ae51-4394-a308-9d80218521e1.jpg?v=1736952943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-evolution-controversy-in-america-george-webb-9780813190495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}