History of anthropologyHaddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
History
History of anthropology
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
Anthropology -- History
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HISTORY OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
BY
+ALFRED C. HADDON+,
M.A., Sc.D., F.R.S., Fellow of Christ’s College,
University Reader in Ethnology, Cambridge,
WITH THE HELP OF
+A. HINGSTON QUIGGIN+,
M.A., formerly of Newnham College, Cambridge
LONDON:
WATTS & CO.,
JOHNSON’S COURT, FLEET STREET, E.C.4
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Printed in Great Britain
by Watts & Co.,Johnson’s Court,
Fleet Street, London, E.C.4
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PREFACE
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It is with great diffidence that we offer this little book to the
public, it being, so far as we are aware, the first attempt at a history
of Anthropology. A book of small size which deals with so vast a
subject, comprising, as it does, so many different studies, cannot
satisfy the specialists in the several departments. In many branches the
investigations are so recent that they can hardly be said to have a
history, and in some cases their originators are still alive. Doubtless
many will criticise the amount of space allocated to certain authors,
and wonder why others have been omitted or have received but scanty
recognition. All we can say in extenuation for our selection is that the
task has been by no means an easy one, and we have partly been guided by
the fact that our readers will mainly be of British nationality. It has
been impossible to mention all of the more important of living workers,
whether investigators, collectors, or systematisers; but this is not due
to any lack of appreciation of their labours. In most cases references
are given in the text; a few supplemental works will be found in the
Bibliography at the end of the book. The two dates which follow a name
refer to the years of the individual’s birth and death; a single date
refers to the date of publication of the book or memoir.
We hope we have in all cases referred to the authors to whom we are
indebted for information; and for personal assistance we desire to thank
Dr. C. S. Myers, of Gonville and Caius College; Mr. E. E. Sikes, Tutor
of St. John’s College, Cambridge; and Mr. Edward Clodd.
A. C. H.
_October, 1910._
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CONTENTS
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