Researches Into the Physical History of Man

by James Cowles Prichard

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Originally published in 1813, James Cowles Prichard's Researches into the Physical History of Man was perhaps the most important anthropological work in English of the pre-Darwinian nineteenth century. Attacking the heterodox speculations of "polygenist" writers, Prichard defended the biblically based argument that all mankind was one species. He advanced interesting hypotheses concerning the processes of racial differentiation, and suggested...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226681203

ISBN13:9780226681207

Release Date:April 1973

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:572 Pages

Weight:1.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"

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