The Selfish Gene
50th Anniversary Edition
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Product details:
- Edition number 5
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 1 June 2026
- ISBN 9780198985372
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages544 pages
- Size 223x147x49 mm
- Weight 680 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 9 black and white images 700
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Short description:
As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought stimulated whole new areas of research. This 50th anniversary edition includes a new epilogue by the author and a new appendix on the work of British zoologist A.G. Lowndes in the 1930s.
MoreLong description:
Celebrating 50 years with a new anniversary edition, this critically acclaimed international bestseller has sold millions of copies and been translated into over 30 languages.
Among the most influential and enduring science books of all time, The Selfish Gene is a classic in every sense of the word. Originally published in 1976, the book soon galvanized the biology community and fascinated a broad general readership. Professor Dawkins's gene's-eye view of evolution introduced a completely novel way of looking at survival. Fifty years later, The Selfish Gene still sparks fascination and debate among scientists and science-enthusiasts alike, inspiring new directions in research and fresh generations of young life scientists. First-time and returning readers will marvel at the timelessness and universality of this monumental work.
In a new epilogue to the 50th anniversary edition, Professor Dawkins reflects on his signature publication and its enduring relevance and appeal. This edition also contains a new appendix, which sheds historical and personal light on the perpetual relevance of the 'selfish gene'.
Dawkins's prose is lucid and powerful, his argument difficult to contend ... The Selfish Gene has attained its own literary and scientific immortality: as long as we study life, it will be read.
Table of Contents:
Introduction to 30th anniversary edition
Preface to 1989 2nd edition
Foreword to 1976 1st edition
Preface to 1976 1st edition
Why are people?
The replicators
Immortal coils
The gene machine
Aggression: stability and the selfish machine
Genesmanship
Family planning
Battle of the generations
Battle of the sexes
You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours
Memes: the new replicators
Nice guys finish first
The long reach of the gene
Epilogue to 40th Anniversary Edition
Epilogue to 50th Anniversary Edition
Appendix
Endnotes
Updated bibliography
Index and key to bibliography
