Please see Transcriber’s Notes at the end of this document.
THE
HUMAN RACE.
| P. Sellier, p.t | Imp. Dupuy, 22, R. des Petits Hôtels | G. Regamey, lith. |
| NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN | SOUTH AMERICAN INDIAN |
| RED RACE | |
THE
HUMAN RACE.
BY
LOUIS FIGUIER.
ILLUSTRATED BY
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD,
AND EIGHT CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS.
NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON AND CO., BROADWAY.
1872.
LONDON:
BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.
CONTENTS.
| INTRODUCTION. | ||
| PAGE | ||
| CHAPTER I.—Definition of Man—How he differs from otherAnimals—Origin of Man—In what parts of the Earth did he first appear?—Unityof Mankind, evidence in support—What is understood by species inNatural History—Man forms but one species, with its varieties orkinds—Classification of the Human Race | 1 | |
| CHAPTER II.—General characteristics of the human race—Organiccharacteristics—Senses and the nervous system—Height—Skeleton—Craniumand face—Colour of the skin—Physiological functions—Intellectualcharacteristics—Properties of human intelligence—Languagesand literature—Different states of society—Primitiveindustry—The two ages of prehistoric humanity | 21 | |
| THE WHITE RACE. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| EUROPEAN BRANCH | 41 | |
| TEUTONIC FAMILY | 41 | |
| LATIN FAMILY | 66 | |
| SLAVONIAN FAMILY | 113 | |
| GREEK FAMILY | 149... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |