Author:
Sulloway, Frank J.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Pantheon Books, c1996.
Descriptionxviii, 653 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Note:pt. 1. Birth order and revolutionary personality. Openness to scientific innovation -- Birth order and scientific revolutions -- Birth order and personality -- pt. 2. All in the family. Family niches -- Developmental glitches -- Gender -- Temperament -- Exceptions to the rule -- pt. 3. Social and political thought. Social attitude -- The Darwinian revolution as social history -- The Protestant reformation -- Political trends -- The French revolution -- pt. 4. Synthesis. Social and intellectual context -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-616) and index.