영문목차
Series Editor's Preface=viii
Preface=xi
1. Introduction=1
A Controversial Doctrine=2
Definitions of Evolution=8
2. Reversing Utopia=15
Medieval Cosmology=15
Accommodating Change=20
Mastering Destiny=24
3. Enlightenment Evolution=30
Origins=30
Tenets=32
Conjectural History=36
Impact=40
4. Romantic Reaction=42
Critique of the Enlightenment=42
The Romantic Reaction=44
Romanticism and Nationalism=47
Romanticism and Racism=49
Revival of Degenerationism=50
Rationalism and Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century=52
5. Racist Evolution=55
Evolution and Middle-class Power=56
Darwinian Evolution=59
Darwinism and Sociocultural Evolution=63
Defending Privilege=71
Repudiating the Enlightenment?=77
Methodological Advances=79
6. Revolution and Solidarity=83
Social Challenges=83
Seeking Social Solidarity=85
Classical Marxist Evolutionism=89
Soviet Evolutionism=93
Western Culture-Historicism=95
Culture-Historicism and Archaeology=102
Conclusion=108
7. Western Evolutionary Counterpoint=109
Gordon Childe=110
Evolutionary Revival=113
Conclusion=121
8. American Neo-evolutionism=124
Forerunners=126
Early Neo-evolutionism=129
Theoretical Diversification=135
Cataclysmic Evolution=141
Staying on Top=149
9. Evolution Attacked Again=I52
Postmodern Critiques=153
Neo-historicist Critiques=159
Neo-Weberian Critiques=164
Humans as Historical Agents=167
Evolution as Selection=170
Culture and Adaptation=177
Biological Universals=182
10. The Planning Imperative=186
A New Order?=188
Ecological Issues=195
Technology and Dysfunction=198
Guidance from the Longer Term=206
Planning or Laissez-faire=209
Knowledge as Power=212
Expanding Social Responsibility=214
Conclusion=221
11. Evolution and the Future=223
Seeking to Abolish the 'Tyranny' of Science=224
Mythistories=226
The Ecology Movement=228
The Limits of Objectivity=233
The Challenge of Rapid Change=238
Planning: Its Perils and Possibilities=240
Creating New Identities=246
Controlling Development=248
An Alternative to Relativism?=250
The Potential of an Evolutionary Perspective=253
12. Conclusion=259
Bibliographic Note=264
References=267
Index=294