Social Darwinism, the British Labour Party, and the First World War

The European Legacy 27 (1):1-19 (2021)
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This article investigates whether the doctrine of social Darwinism had any bearing on the Labour Party’s decision to support Britain’s participation in the First World War. Many socialist intellect...

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The Mismeasure of Man.Stephen Jay Gould - 1984 - Journal of the History of Biology 17 (1):141-145.
Darwin's Coat-Tails: Essays on Social Darwinism.Paul Crook - 2008 - Journal of the History of Biology 41 (3):577-579.
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