Alfred Russel Wallace

Broschiertes Buch

Bad Times

An Essay On The Present Depression Of Trade, Tracing It To Its Sources In Enormous Foreign Loans (1885)

Beschreibung

Bad Times: An Essay On The Present Depression Of Trade, Tracing It To Its Sources In Enormous Foreign Loans (1885) is a book written by Alfred Russel Wallace. The book is an essay that explores the economic depression of trade during the late 19th century, and it traces the sources of this depression to the practice of taking out enormous foreign loans. Wallace's analysis delves into the causes and effects of this practice, and he argues that it has led to a cycle of economic instability and hardship for many people. The book is a critical examination of the economic policies and practices of the time, and it provides insights into the challenges faced by people during this period of economic upheaval. Overall, Bad Times is a thought-provoking and insightful work that sheds light on an important period in economic history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist, and illustrator who lived from 8 January 1823 to 7 November 1913. His own development of the theory of evolution through natural selection is what made him most famous. Charles Darwin's earlier papers on the subject were also excerpted in his 1858 paper, which was published in the same year. In response, Darwin rapidly wrote an abstract of the "great species book" he was composing, which he then published in 1859 as "On the Origin of Species. Beginning in the Amazon River basin, Wallace conducted considerable fieldwork. The Wallace Line, which divides the Indonesian archipelago into two distinct parts and is now known as the Wallace Line, was discovered by him while conducting fieldwork in the Malay Archipelago. In the western portion, where the animals are large and of Asian origin, and in the eastern portion, where the fauna reflects Australasia. He is frequently referred to as the "father of biogeography," or more specifically, of zoogeography, and was thought to be the foremost authority on the geographic distribution of animal species in the 19th century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9781120264435
• ISBN-10: 112026443X
• Artikelnr.: 27844309