Researches into the Physical History of Man
James Cowles Prichard
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Length 15 h 43 min
Chapters 49
First published 1813
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"?
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(Summary by John Greenman & Wikipedia)
Chapters
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Preface Read by John Greenman 4:20
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Chapter I - Section II - Of the diversities of Colour Read by John Greenman 14:43
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Chapter I - Section III - Of the hereditary transmission of the varieties Read by John Greenman 11:28
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Chapter II - The same Inquiry continued - Section I - On diversities of Form - Natural Physiognomy, etc. Read by John Greenman 22:30
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Chapter II - Section II - Contiuation - Diversities in the Cranium Read by John Greenman 33:30
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Chapter II - Section III - Continuation - Other diversities of Figure Read by John Greenman 9:26
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Chapter II - Section IV - Continuation - Some curious instances of deviation Read by John Greenman 10:15
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Chapter II - Section V - Of diversities of Stature Read by John Greenman 4:44
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Chapter II - Section VI - Of the Hair Read by John Greenman 7:46
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Chapter III - Inquiry whether all mankind are of one race or stock - Section 1 - Method of inquiry Read by John Greenman 5:49
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Chapter III - Section II - Of the local relations of genera Read by John Greenman 20:10
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Chapter III - Section III - Of particular species - each species a single race - segment 1 Read by John Greenman 36:01
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Chapter III - Section III - Of particular species - each species a single race - segment 2 Read by John Greenman 39:37
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Chapter III - Section IV - Of the peopling of distant regions Read by John Greenman 16:57
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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 Read by John Greenman 13:31
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Chapter IV - Section II - Comparison of different Races Read by John Greenman 4:12
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Chapter IV - Section III - Physiological observations Read by John Greenman 11:04
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Chapter V - On the causes which have produced the diversities of the human species - Section I - Of the opinion of Buffon and his followers Read by John Greenman 32:56
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Chapter V - Section II - Of the production of varieties in the race Read by John Greenman 17:10
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Chapter V - Section III - Of the circumstances which promote the disposition to variation Read by John Greenman 44:17
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Chapter V - Section IV - Primitive stock of men Negroes Read by John Greenman 12:23
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Chapter V - Section V - Of the causes of varieties of form Read by John Greenman 4:22
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Chapter VI - On the physical history of the most remarkable races of men - Of the South-Sea and Indian Islanders - Section I - General Observations Read by John Greenman 8:53
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Chapter VI - Section II - General view of the nations inhabiting the South Sea islands and the Austral countries Read by John Greenman 11:53
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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 Read by John Greenman 41:47
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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 Read by John Greenman 27:12
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Chapter VI - Section V - Of the Malays Read by John Greenman 14:22
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Chapter VI - Section VI - Of the ancient people of the Indian Islands Read by John Greenman 14:35
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Chapter VII - Proofs of the common origin of the ancient Indians and Egyptians - Section I - Of the Political history of the Indians Read by John Greenman 24:33
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Chapter VII - Section II - Of the Political history of the Egyptians Read by John Greenman 12:17
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Chapter VII - Section III - Of coincidences in the general principles of the Indian and Egyptian Mythologies Read by John Greenman 25:34
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Chapter VII - Section IV -Of coincidences in the Theogonies Read by John Greenman 40:56
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Chapter VII - Section V - On the Physical characters of the Egyptians Read by John Greenman 22:52
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Chapter VII - Section VI - On the Physical characters of the ancient Indians Read by John Greenman 15:13
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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 Read by John Greenman 42:46
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Chapter VIII - Section II - Of the history of other nations connected with this inquiry - Of the Antiquity of the Egyptians Read by John Greenman 15:58
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Chapter VIII - Section III - Of the Antiquity of the Indians Read by John Greenman 10:30
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Chapter VIII - Section IV - Of the Antiquity of the Assyrian Empire Read by John Greenman 9:45
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Chapter VIII - Section V - Of the ancient inhabitants of Upper Asia - Of the Philistines - Of the Canaanites or Phænicians - Of the Syrians and Assyrians Read by John Greenman 15:11
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Chapter VIII - Section VI - Of the Persians Read by John Greenman 28:16
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Chapter VIII - Section VII - Conclusion of this subject Read by John Greenman 5:07
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Chapter IX - Concerning the other principal Races of Men and their connexion in origin with the foregoing - Section I - Introductory remark Read by John Greenman 1:49
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Chapter IX - Section II - Of the Scythian or Sarmatic tribes Read by John Greenman 18:43
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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 Read by John Greenman 38:06
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Chapter IX - Section IV - Of the Pelasgian race Read by John Greenman 33:37
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Chapter IX - Section V - Of the Celtic race Read by John Greenman 17:13
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Chapter IX - Section VI - Of the Mongoles and other races resembling them in form Read by John Greenman 19:44
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Chapter IX - Section VII - Of the American race Read by John Greenman 13:23
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Chapter IX - Section VIII - Conclusion Read by John Greenman 7:57
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