Natural Selection and Beyond

Alfred Russel Wallace was one of the nineteenth century's most potent intellectual forces. In this rich and varied collection, writers from a range of fields explore Wallace's work - and influence today - as biologist, collector, and a Victorian deeply engaged with the social, political, and philosophical issues of the age.

Alfred Russel Wallace was one of the nineteenth century's most potent intellectual forces. In this rich and varied collection, writers from a range of fields explore Wallace's work - and influence today - as biologist, collector, and a Victorian deeply engaged with the social, political, and philosophical issues of the age.

INTRODUCTION ; 1. Homes Sweet Homes: A Biographical Tour of Wallace's Many Places of Residence ; PART I IN THE WORLD OF NATURE ; 2. "Ardent Beetle-Hunters": Natural History, Collecting, and the Theory of Evolution ; 3. Theory and Practice in the Field: Wallace's Work in Natural History (1844-1858) ; 4. Wallace's Annoted Copy of the Darwin-Wallace Paper on Natural Selection ; 5. Wallace and the Species Concept of the Early Darwinians ; 6. Direct Selection for Reproductive Isolation: The Wallace Effect and Reinforcement ; 7. The Colours of Animals: From Wallace to the Present Day I. Cryptic Coloration ; 8. The Colours of Animals: From Wallace to the Present Day II. Conspicuous Coloration ; 9. Alfred Russel Wallace, Biogeographer ; 10. Wallace and the Great Ice Age ; 11. Wallace, Conservation, and Sustainable Developement ; PART II IN THE WORLD OF MAN AND WORLDS BEYOND ; 12. The "Finest Butterfly in the World?" : Wallace and His Literary Legacy ; 13. Wallace and Owenism ; 14. Wallace, Women, and Eugenics ; 15. Out of "the Limbo of 'Unpractical Politics'": The Origins and Essence of Wallace's Advocacy of Land Nationalization ; 16. Alfred Russel Wallace and Anti-Vaccinationism in the Late Victorian Cultural Context, 1870-1907 ; 17. The Universe and Alfred Russel Wallace ; 18. Wallace's Unfinished Business ; 19. Wallace in Wonderland ; 20. Wallace's Dilemmas: The Laws of Nature and the Human Spirit ; 21. Wallace, Spiritualism, and Beyond: "Change" or "No Change"?