1. Introduction; 2. From reproduction and generation to heredity; 3. Faktoren in search of meaning; 4. The chromosome theory of inheritance; 5. Genes as the atoms of heredity; 6. Increasing resolving power; 7. Deducing genes from traits, inducing traits from genes; 8. What is true for E. coli is not true for the elephant; 9. Concluding comments; bibliography.
Offers a deep and innovative understanding of our ways of thinking about heredity.
Raphael Falk is Emeritus Professor, Department of Genetics and The Program for the History and Philosophy of Science at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His many works include The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives co-edited by Peter J. Beurton and Hans-Jorg Rheinberger (2000, 2008).
“This original and intensely compelling study breaks new ground in
the study of the emergence and international spread of religious
radical activism. A sophisticated exploration of how emotion, moral
principles, and personal ties bring people into high-risk activism
and what sustains them over time.”
--Kathleen Blee, University of Pittsburgh
“Starting in the United States, small groups of religious people
attacked weapons of mass destruction with small hammers and their
own blood. Sharon Nepstad tells the compelling story of how this
movement spread around the world, adapting different forms
depending upon the religious and political setting. She gives voice
to these activists, but rather than simply turning then into heroes
or cranks, she explains the roots of their sustained activism. She
convincingly shows how a sort of religious faith, even the faith of
atheists, allows people to continue their efforts despite
significant shifts in political opportunity. This is a fascinating
book, essential for anyone who wants to make sense of long term
political commitment in hard times.”
--David S. Meyer, University of California at Irvine
“This is a wonderful read. Theoretically sophisticated, insightful
in its conclusions about why some movements endure, Religion and
War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement is also a fascinating
account of people whose activism is, to many, enigmatic. In
Nepstad's fine rendering, religious pacifists' determination to act
without concern for the consequences, indeed, their eager
contemplation of arrest and conviction, become not strange but
admirable.”
--Francesca Polletta, University of California at Irvine
"As a whole, the book offers an in-depth examination of the US
Plowshares movement throughout history and a comparative analysis
of divergent pathways that the international Plowshare movements
took. In addition, she extends her analysis by offering a
compelling and theoretically informed discussion of movement
trajectories over time."
--Canadian Journal of Sociology
"....The book is extremely well written, and also contains an
exhaustive bibliography addressing the major concepts of genetics,
with historical references for readers interested in the primary
literature.... Highly recommended...."
--R.K. Harris, William Carey University, Choice
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