The ethnography of Charles Darwin a study of his writings on Aboriginal peoples
Precursors and analogues -- Humboldt's critical ethnology -- Malthus' theological demography -- King and Fitzroy in Tierra del Fuego -- A voyage to humanity -- Slavery in South America -- Fitzroy and Darwin in Tierra del Fuego -- The "barbarians" of Argentina -- "The mysteri...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Jefferson, NC u.a.
McFarland
c2010
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Darwin, Charles
> Political and social views
> Criticism and interpretation
> Darwin, Charles 1809-1882
> Darwin, Charles 1809-1882-
> Indigenous peoples
> Public opinion
> Ethnophilosophy
> Human evolution
> Philosophy
> Racism in anthropology
> Indigneous peoples
> Indingenous peoples
> Quelle
> Indigenes Volk
> Menschenbild
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Precursors and analogues -- Humboldt's critical ethnology -- Malthus' theological demography -- King and Fitzroy in Tierra del Fuego -- A voyage to humanity -- Slavery in South America -- Fitzroy and Darwin in Tierra del Fuego -- The "barbarians" of Argentina -- "The mysterious agency": Darwin in the south seas -- The making of Humboldt's ethnology -- The post-voyage ethnology -- Allied kingdoms, 1836 to 1870 -- Natural selection: the bio-ethical dilemma -- Transportation and census -- Descent as synthesis. Precursors and analogues -- Humboldt's critical ethnology -- Malthus' theological demography -- King and Fitzroy in Tierra del Fuego -- A voyage to humanity -- Slavery in South America -- Fitzroy and Darwin in Tierra del Fuego -- The "barbarians" of Argentina -- "The mysterious agency": Darwin in the south seas -- The making of Humboldt's ethnology -- The post-voyage ethnology -- Allied kingdoms, 1836 to 1870 -- Natural selection: the bio-ethical dilemma -- Transportation and census -- Descent as synthesis "This book attempts to reconcile the prevailing dual visions of Darwin as racist and as humanitarian. By consolidating Darwin's fragmentary ethnographic writings, the text charts his switch from early resignation regarding the victimization of native tribes to advocacy for their plight on the basis of demographic, biological, and behavioral evidence"--Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-204) and index |
| Beschreibung: | V, 210 S. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780786448777 978-0-7864-4877-7 |