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Paul Crook

Author of Darwinism, War and History: The Debate over the Biology of War from the 'Origin of Species' to the First World War

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Paul Crook has a Ph.D. from London University and a Doctorate of Letters from the University of Queensland, Australia, where he is Emeritus Professor in History. He has published widely on Anglo-American history and Darwinian themes. His books include Benjamin Kidd: Portrait of a Social Darwinist; show more Darwinism, War and History and Darwin's Coat-Tails; Essays on Social Darwinism. show less

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Works by Paul Crook

Darwinism, War and History: The Debate over the Biology of War from the 'Origin of Species' to the First World War (1994) 19 copies

Sussex Home Guard (1998) 6 copies

The North, the South, and the powers, 1861-1865 (1974) 5 copies

The Surrey Home Guard (2000) 4 copies

Darwin's Coat-Tails: Essays on Social Darwinism (2007) 3 copies

Watercress Line: The Mid-Hants Railway (2022) 3 copies

Diplomacy during the American Civil War (1975) 3 copies

Blighty: British Society in the Era of the Great War.(Review) (book review): An article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History 2 copies

Grafton Elliot Smith, Egyptology and the Diffusion of Culture: A Biographical Perspective (2012) 2 copies

Benjamin Kidd : portrait of a Social Darwinist (1984) 2 copies

Came the Dawn. 50 Years an Army Officer. [Foreword by General Sir Geoffrey Howlett] (1989) 1 copy

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Opera House Cook Book (1980) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Birthdate: 1937-12-01
Gender: male
Education: University of Queensland (B.A.)
University of London (Ph.D.)
University of Queensland (D.Litt.)
Occupations: historian
university professor emeritus
Nationality: Australia
Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia
Associated Place (for map): Brisbane, Australia

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Works: 11
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ISBNs: 12

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