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Researches into the Physical History of Man

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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"?

Note: Latin, Greek and German passages recorded by Kazbek.

(Summary by John Greenman & Wikipedia) (15 hr 43 min)

Chapters

Preface

4:20

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Chapter I - Inquiry whether the human kind contains more than one Species - Sec…

28:04

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Chapter I - Section II - Of the diversities of Colour

14:43

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Chapter I - Section III - Of the hereditary transmission of the varieties

11:28

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Chapter II - The same Inquiry continued - Section I - On diversities of Form - …

22:30

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Chapter II - Section II - Contiuation - Diversities in the Cranium

33:30

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Chapter II - Section III - Continuation - Other diversities of Figure

9:26

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Chapter II - Section IV - Continuation - Some curious instances of deviation

10:15

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Chapter II - Section V - Of diversities of Stature

4:44

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Chapter II - Section VI - Of the Hair

7:46

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Chapter III - Inquiry whether all mankind are of one race or stock - Section 1 …

5:49

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Chapter III - Section II - Of the local relations of genera

20:10

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Chapter III - Section III - Of particular species - each species a single race …

36:01

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Chapter III - Section III - Of particular species - each species a single race …

39:37

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Chapter III - Section IV - Of the peopling of distant regions

16:57

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Chapter IV - On the Structure of the Parts in which the variety of Colour subsi…

13:31

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Chapter IV - Section II - Comparison of different Races

4:12

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Chapter IV - Section III - Physiological observations

11:04

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Chapter V - On the causes which have produced the diversities of the human spec…

32:56

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Chapter V - Section II - Of the production of varieties in the race

17:10

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Chapter V - Section III - Of the circumstances which promote the disposition t…

44:17

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Chapter V - Section IV - Primitive stock of men Negroes

12:23

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Chapter V - Section V - Of the causes of varieties of form

4:22

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Chapter VI - On the physical history of the most remarkable races of men - Of t…

8:53

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Chapter VI - Section II - General view of the nations inhabiting the South Sea…

11:53

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Chapter VI - Section III - Of the Eastern Negroes - Of the people of New Guinea…

41:47

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Chapter VI - Section IV - Of the Islanders of the Pacific Ocean - Of the New Ze…

27:12

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Chapter VI - Section V - Of the Malays

14:22

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Chapter VI - Section VI - Of the ancient people of the Indian Islands

14:35

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Chapter VII - Proofs of the common origin of the ancient Indians and Egyptians …

24:33

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Chapter VII - Section II - Of the Political history of the Egyptians

12:17

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Chapter VII - Section III - Of coincidences in the general principles of the In…

25:34

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Chapter VII - Section IV -Of coincidences in the Theogonies

40:56

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Chapter VII - Section V - On the Physical characters of the Egyptians

22:52

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Chapter VII - Section VI - On the Physical characters of the ancient Indians

15:13

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Chapter VIII - The same subject continued - Historical inquiries relating to it…

42:46

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Chapter VIII - Section II - Of the history of other nations connected with this…

15:58

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Chapter VIII - Section III - Of the Antiquity of the Indians

10:30

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Chapter VIII - Section IV - Of the Antiquity of the Assyrian Empire

9:45

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Chapter VIII - Section V - Of the ancient inhabitants of Upper Asia - Of the Ph…

15:11

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Chapter VIII - Section VI - Of the Persians

28:16

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Chapter VIII - Section VII - Conclusion of this subject

5:07

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Chapter IX - Concerning the other principal Races of Men and their connexion i…

1:49

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Chapter IX - Section II - Of the Scythian or Sarmatic tribes

18:43

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Chapter IX - Section III - Of the Gothic or German race - 1. Of the Cimmerii - …

38:06

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Chapter IX - Section IV - Of the Pelasgian race

33:37

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Chapter IX - Section V - Of the Celtic race

17:13

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Chapter IX - Section VI - Of the Mongoles and other races resembling them in fo…

19:44

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Chapter IX - Section VII - Of the American race

13:23

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Chapter IX - Section VIII - Conclusion

7:57

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