History of AnthropologyG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1910 - 206 páginas |
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anatomy ancient Andrew Lang animals Anth anthro anthropometry apes archæology Aryan Aryan race believed Blumenbach bones Boucher de Perthes Brit Broca Buffon caves characters civilisation classification collected colour comparative cranial craniology cranium crannog culture Cuvier discovered discovery E. B. TYLOR earlier early England ethnologists ethnology European evidence evolution existence explored F. C. CONYBEARE flint implements fossil G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS generalisations geographical German groups Haeckel hair Herbert Spencer history of anthropology Homo human Huxley hyænas investigations Journ labours language later linguistic Linnæus logy mainly mankind Max Müller measurements ment method monogenists Museum Natural History Negro numerous origin palæolithic physical anthropology Physiology points pology polygenists prehistoric Prichard primitive Professor psychology published Pygmies question races racial recognised regarded religion remains scientific Semitic skull social Society Sociology species theory tion Topinard Tylor types various vast writers
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Página 81 - The Reasoner of the Age, the Revelator of the Century! The Bible As It Is! The Negro and his Relation to the Human Family! The Negro a beast, but created with articulate speech, and hands, that he may be of service to his master — the White Man ... by Chas.
Página 76 - That there is as good reason for classifying the Negro as a distinct species from the European, as there is for making the ass a distinct species from the zebra; and if, in classification, we take intelligence into consideration, there is a far greater difference between the Negro and European than between the gorilla and chimpanzee.
Página 123 - Arms of old were hands nails and teeth and stones and boughs broken off from the forests, and flame and fire, as soon as they had become known. Afterwards the force of iron and copper was discovered...
Página 105 - the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, either physically or mentally.
Página 135 - All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know no more than what the old writers have told us...
Página 24 - I declare that I had no intention to contradict the text of Scripture ; that I believe most firmly all therein related about the creation, both as to order of time and matter of fact ; and I abandon everything in my book respecting the formation of the earth, and, generally, all which may be contrary to the narration of Moses.
Página 138 - The situation in which these weapons were found may tempt us to refer them to a very remote period indeed ; even beyond that of the present world...
Página 96 - Though but recently crept forth, vix aut ne vix quidem, from the chill shade of scientific disdain, Anthropology adopts the airs of her elder sisters among the sciences, and is as severe as they to the Cinderella of the family, Psychical Research. She must murmur of her fairies among the cinders of the hearth, while they go forth to the ball, and dance with provincial mayors at the festivities of the British Association. This is ungenerous, and unfortunate, as the records of anthropology are rich...
Página 181 - To me an ethnologist who speaks of Aryan race, Aryan blood, Aryan eyes and hair, is as great a sinner as a linguist who speaks of a dolichocephalic dictionary or a brachycephalic grammar.
Página 123 - ... defenceless and unarmed would readily yield to them with arms in hand. Then by slow steps the sword of iron gained ground and the make of the copper sickle became a byword ; and with iron they began to plough through the earth's soil, and the struggles of wavering war were rendered equal.