
Researches into the Physical History of Man - Free Audiobook
Author(s): James Cowles Prichard,
1 / 50Preface
- 1. Preface
- 2. Chapter I - Inquiry whether the human kind contains more than one Species - Section I - Different modes of reasoning adopted on this question - Method proposed to be followed in this Treatise
- 3. Chapter I - Section II - Of the diversities of Colour
- 4. Chapter I - Section III - Of the hereditary transmission of the varieties
- 5. Chapter II - The same Inquiry continued - Section I - On diversities of Form - Natural Physiognomy, etc.
- 6. Chapter II - Section II - Contiuation - Diversities in the Cranium
- 7. Chapter II - Section III - Continuation - Other diversities of Figure
- 8. Chapter II - Section IV - Continuation - Some curious instances of deviation
- 9. Chapter II - Section V - Of diversities of Stature
- 10. Chapter II - Section VI - Of the Hair
- 11. Chapter III - Inquiry whether all mankind are of one race or stock - Section 1 - Method of inquiry
- 12. Chapter III - Section II - Of the local relations of genera
- 13. Chapter III - Section III - Of particular species - each species a single race - segment 1
- 14. Chapter III - Section III - Of particular species - each species a single race - segment 2
- 15. Chapter III - Section IV - Of the peopling of distant regions
- 16. Chapter IV - On the Structure of the Parts in which the variety of Colour subsists, and on the nature of this diversity. - Section 1 - General Anatomical Observations
- 17. Chapter IV - Section II - Comparison of different Races
- 18. Chapter IV - Section III - Physiological observations
- 19. Chapter V - On the causes which have produced the diversities of the human species - Section I - Of the opinion of Buffon and his followers
- 20. Chapter V - Section II - Of the production of varieties in the race
- 21. Chapter V - Section III - Of the circumstances which promote the disposition to variation
- 22. Chapter V - Section IV - Primitive stock of men Negroes
- 23. Chapter V - Section V - Of the causes of varieties of form
- 24. Chapter VI - On the physical history of the most remarkable races of men - Of the South-Sea and Indian Islanders - Section I - General Observations
- 25. Chapter VI - Section II - General view of the nations inhabiting the South Sea islands and the Austral countries
- 26. Chapter VI - Section III - Of the Eastern Negroes - Of the people of New Guinea - Of the New Hollanders - Of the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and other Papua Islands
- 27. Chapter VI - Section IV - Of the Islanders of the Pacific Ocean - Of the New Zealanders - Of the Natives of the Friendly Isles - Of Otaheite and the Society Isles - Of the Sandwich Islands - Navigators and Beauman Isles - Easter Island - Ladrones and Caroline Islands
- 28. Chapter VI - Section V - Of the Malays
- 29. Chapter VI - Section VI - Of the ancient people of the Indian Islands
- 30. Chapter VII - Proofs of the common origin of the ancient Indians and Egyptians - Section I - Of the Political history of the Indians
- 31. Chapter VII - Section II - Of the Political history of the Egyptians
- 32. Chapter VII - Section III - Of coincidences in the general principles of the Indian and Egyptian Mythologies
- 33. Chapter VII - Section IV -Of coincidences in the Theogonies
- 34. Chapter VII - Section V - On the Physical characters of the Egyptians
- 35. Chapter VII - Section VI - On the Physical characters of the ancient Indians
- 36. Chapter VIII - The same subject continued - Historical inquiries relating to it - General conclusions concerning the origin of the most celebrated Nations of the East - Section I - Examination of the historical conjectures proposed in order to account for the facts above stated
- 37. Chapter VIII - Section II - Of the history of other nations connected with this inquiry - Of the Antiquity of the Egyptians
- 38. Chapter VIII - Section III - Of the Antiquity of the Indians
- 39. Chapter VIII - Section IV - Of the Antiquity of the Assyrian Empire
- 40. Chapter VIII - Section V - Of the ancient inhabitants of Upper Asia - Of the Philistines - Of the Canaanites or Phænicians - Of the Syrians and Assyrians
- 41. Chapter VIII - Section VI - Of the Persians
- 42. Chapter VIII - Section VII - Conclusion of this subject
- 43. Chapter IX - Concerning the other principal Races of Men and their connexion in origin with the foregoing - Section I - Introductory remark
- 44. Chapter IX - Section II - Of the Scythian or Sarmatic tribes
- 45. Chapter IX - Section III - Of the Gothic or German race - 1. Of the Cimmerii - 2. Of the Getæ - 4. Of the Goths - 5. Of the German Tribes in general - 6. Of the connexion of this great family of nations with the ancient Asiatics - 7. Of the Physical characters of the Germans
- 46. Chapter IX - Section IV - Of the Pelasgian race
- 47. Chapter IX - Section V - Of the Celtic race
- 48. Chapter IX - Section VI - Of the Mongoles and other races resembling them in form
- 49. Chapter IX - Section VII - Of the American race
- 50. Chapter IX - Section VIII - Conclusion
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Prichard’s Researches into the Physical History of Man has been called the most important pre-Darwinian anthropological work in English of the nineteenth century. He is considered by many to be the "Father of Anthropology". The central conclusion of the work is the unity of the human species, which has been acted upon by causes that have since divided it into permanent varieties or races. In his Preface, he writes: "In the course of this essay I have maintained the opinion that all mankind constitute but one race or proceed from a single family". In this summary passage Prichard indicates Africa (indirectly) as the place of human origin: "On the whole, there are many reasons which lead us to the conclusion that the primitive stock of men were probably Negroes, and I know of no argument to be set on the other side." Could this be the first historic recognition that "Black Lives Matter"? Note: Latin, Greek and German passages recorded by Kazbek. (Summary by John Greenman & Wikipedia)
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