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Prichard, James Cowles.
Researches into the physical history of mankind. Second edition in two volumes. Vol. 1
London : John and Arthur Arch, 1826.
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[sans numérotation] Contents of the first volume
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1 Introduction
11 Book I. On the origin and diffusion of organized beings - considerations of the question whether each species exists in only one race, or has sprungs from several different origins. Chapter I. Introductory remarks - opinion and argument of Linnoeus on this subject
16 Chapter II. Of the dispersion of the species of plants. SectionI. Three hypotheses which have been maintained
18 Section II. General facts - vegetation of distant regions compared with that of Europe
23 Section III. Of the means provided by nature for the dispersion of plants - Facts referring to the migrations and colonies of plants
27 Section IV. More particular inquiry into the manner in which the families of plants are grouped - Relations betweern the vegetation of coutries amalogous with respect to climate
34 Section V. Phaenomena relating to the végétation of Islands
37 Section VI. Recapitulation and Conclusion
40 Section VII. Exceptions to some of the foregoing observations
43 Chapter III. Of the dispersion of animals. Section I. Of thedistribution of insects
46 Section II. Of the dispersion of Birds
48 Section III. Of the dispersion od marine animale
53 Section IV. Of the dispersion os quadrupeds and reptiles of the land - Division of the earth into Zoological Provincen
56 Section V. Zoological character of each of the provinces above described
68 Section VI. Division of the principal familis between these different regions
74 Section VII. Of the animals found in Islands
78 Section VIII. Concluding remarks on the dispersion of animals in parrticular
79 Section IX. Recapitulation with respect to the dispersion of organised beings in general
81 Notes on chapter III. Comparison of the preceding remarks with the history of mankind and the deluge, contained in Germain. Section I. Statement of an hypothesis on this subject
83 Section II. Proofs and illustrations
87 Section III. Bearing of this inference on the following discussion
90 Book II. Attempt to elucidate the inquiby whether all the races of men belong to one species. Chapter I. Amalyticed statement of the different methods of determining the limits of species, and of elucidating the proposed inquiry. Section I. Meaning of the terms, species - Genus. Specific difference
93 Section II. First method of determining on the identity or diversity of species; viz. by reference to the principal laws of the animal economy
95 Section III. Second criterion - reference to the propagation of animals of mixed Breed
99 Section IV. Third method of inquiry - criterion founded an analogy to known variations
100 Section V. Fourth method of inquiry - Facts to be collected directly bearing on the subject
104 Chapter II. Application of the two former methods of inquiry to the different races of men. Section I. Application of the first method. Physiological comparison of the different races of men - with respect to the general laws of the aniaml economy - with repsect to diseases
126 Section II. Application of the second method of inquiry, founded on the facts relating to the propagation of mixed races, to the present question
130 Chapter III. Application of the third method of inquiry founded on the comparaison of analogous variations. Part I. Account of the phoenomena of diversity in Mankind. Section I. General remarks introductory to the subject
131 Section II. Varieties of colour - correspondence in the colours of the skin, hair, and eyes
133 Section III. Of the structure of the parts on which the variety of colour depends
138 Section IV. Of the principal varieties of colour : 1. Of the melanie variety. 2. Of the albino variety. 3. Of the xanthous variety
156 Section V. Of varieties of from, particularly in the bony structure. Observations on the principal varieties of the skull
174 Section VI. Further observations on the varieties of the skull. 1. On stenobregmate. 2. On platybregmate skulls
187 Section VII. Varieties in the figure and proportion of parts
192 chapter IV. Application of the third method of inquiry continued. Part2. -Survey of analogous phoenomena in other species of animals. Section I. Examples of this analogy in respect of colour
197 Section II. Remarks on this analogy, between the varieties of colour in men, and those in other species of animals
199 Section III. Of pendicularities in the constitution connected with the varieties of colour
201 Section IV. Of the variety of texture in the human skin and of some analogous phoenomena in other species
207 Section V. Of varieties of form in the lower of animals, analogous to the corresponding diversities above described in mankind
215 Section VI. Of the hereditary transmission of varieties
222 Section VII. Of the different kinds of hair which distinguish particular races of men
230 Section VIII. Of diversity of stature
234 Section IX. Recapitulation and Conclusion of this argument
237 Book III. Application of the fourth method of inquiry - survey of the physical history of particular races. Part. I. Of the african races. Chapter I. Introduction - méthode to be pursued in this and the following books
241 Chapter II. General remarks on the native races of africa - remains of the Libyan race. Secion I. Distribution of the african nations
242 Section II. Remains of the anciens Libyan race
245 Section III. Physical characters of these tribes
250 Chapter III. Nations of western negroland, or Guinea. Section I. General observations
251 Section II. Of the nations bordering on the Rivers Senegal and Gambia
260 Section III. Of the nations between the gambia and the Gold Coast
264 Section IV. Of he nations inhabiting the gold Coast, and the countries in the interior adjacent
270 Section V. Of the nations on the Slave Coast, and the interior country
272 Sections. VI. Of the natives of benin
274 Chapter. IV. Of the races of people in the interior of africa. Section I. Division - nations to the southward - felatah tribes from the west - Negro empires
278 Section II. Negro nations to the castward of bornou
279 Sections III. Geneal remarks on the physical characters of these nations; -Blacks races - red races
281 Section IV. People of fezzam
282 Chapter V. Nations of the north-eastern parts of africa, including the Empire of Abyssinia, nubia, and Egypt. Section I. Of the empire of habesh
289 Section II. Of the history of the ancien Ethiopians
295 Section III. Enumeration of the different races of people in the empires of Abyssinia and Ethiopia
297 Section IV. Of the shangalla, and other Negro Tribes in Abyssinia and Nubia
299 Section V. Of the red or copper-coloured races
308 Section VI. Physical characters of the Abyssinians
309 Section VII. Of the Copts
312 Section VIII. Physical characters of the old Ethiiopians
316 Section IX. Of the complexion and physical structure of the ancien Egyptians
332 Chapter VI. Of the nations of southern Africa. Section I. General observations
334 Section II. Physical characters of the hottentots
339 Section III. Of the Kaffers
342 Section IV. Of the Coast of Zanghuebar
343 section V. Of the nations in the interior, behind the Coast of zanguebar
344 Section VI. Extent of the Kaffers towards the north - natives of delagoa bay - mosambique
348 Section VII. Of the nations of the empire of Kongo
353 Section VIII. General observations of the extension of the Kaffer race and language in Africa, southward of the equator
356 Chapter VII. General observations on the physical characters of the African nations, and conjectures on the relation of these, particularly of their. Complexion, to the climate of Africa. Section I. Classification of races
358 Section II. Of the relation to climate
365 Book IV. Survey of the physical history of particular races, continued. Part II. History of the races of men dispersed through the great southern ocean. Chapter I. General account of the different classes of people found in these regious
370 Chapter II. Of the papua races. Section I. Of the nations of new Guinea and the neighbouring Islands
375 Section II. Of the naties of the long ranges of Islands, extending from new Guinea into the southern Pacific ocean
392 Chapter III. Of the races of black savages with straight hair, in the indian archipelago, and in the austral countrier. Section I. Races of this description in the Indian ocean
395 Section II. Of the natives of terra Australis
406 Section III. General observations on the anatomical structure of the black races, both Papuas and australians
412 Chapter IV. Description of the polynesian tribes in the Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Section I. General observations
413 Section II. Natives of easter Island
416 Section III. Natives of new Zealand
418 Section IV. Natives of otaheite and the society Isles
420 Section V. Natives of the Tonga or Friendly Islands
422 Section VI. Natives of the marquesas
424 Section VII. Natives of the sandwich Islands
426 Section VIII. Natives of Bauman's Isles
428 Section IX. Natives of tha Caroline Islands
429 Section X. General remarks on the social state, religion, and distinguishing characters of the Polynesian tribes in the pacific ocean
434 Chapter V. Of the population of the Indian archipelago. Section I. Of the dispersion of the Polynesian race in the Indian ocean
436 Section II. Supposed descent of this race from the Malays
438 Section III. Supposed descent of this race from the Javanese. Probable history of the Polynesian tribes in the Indian Ocean
445 Chapter VI. Subject of the last chapter continued. Account of particular nations. Section I. Of the natives of sumatra and the adjacent Islands
449 Section II. Of the Javanese
452 Section III. Of the people of celebes
454 Section IV. Of the natives of Borneo. Section V. Of the Philippine Islanders
465 Section VI. Of the ladrone or Marian Isles
467 Section VII. Of the moluccas. Section VIII. Of the other Indian Islanders
469 Chapter VII. Of the races of people inhabiting the Islands in the western Indian ocean, or Indo-African seas. Section I. General remarks. Section II. Natives of the nicolor Islands
471 Section III. Natives of the andaman Islands
472 Section IV. Natives of the maldivisian Islands
473 Section V. Natives of Madagascar
478 Section VI. Concluding remarks on the population of the Islands in the Indian ocean
480 Chapter VIII. Physical observations on the races of men surveyed in this book, considered comparatively and separately. Section I. Comparative observations on the Papua and Polynesian races
483 Section II. Of the physical varieties which are to be found in the Polynesian race
486 Section III. Of the svariations which are discovered in the Papua and Australian races
488 Section IV. Remarks on the physical varieties of all these collectively. Inferences from them with respect to the origin of national varieties. Relation to climate
491 Book V. Survey of the physical history of particular races, continued. Part III. History of the Indo-european nations. Chapter I. Introductory remarks
496 Chapter II. Of the people of India. Section I. Remarks on the history of the Hindoos, their language, and origin
502 Section II. Of the dialects of the Indian language, and the subdivisions of the people into different nations
507 Section III. Of the physical characters of the Hindoos
516 Section IV. Of the ,atives of Ceylon
520 Section V. Of the Gipseys
525 Notes to vol. I. Note A. On the language of the ancient Lybians
527 Note II. On the language of the Felatahs
531 Part I. Nations of Africa
533 Part II. Australian, or oceanic nations
535 Part III. Indo-European nations
538 Part IV. Westera Asiatic nations. Part V. Races of northers Asia and Eastern Europe
540 Part VI
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