Georges Cuvier: Vocation, Science and Authority in Post-Revolutionary France

By Dorinda Outram

Book Overview

This book, first published in 1984, examines the lifetime of Georges Cuvier, and in his constant and varying struggles to retain his position both as a politician and as a leading naturalist we find displayed almost all of the political tensions of Restoration France.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032126310
• ISBN13: 9781032126319
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"