Abstract
THIS book gives a description of the various races of mankind as complete as appears to be possible within the compass of a small volume. The physical characters and culture of each race are described as far as it is at present known, and the author has in many cases to confess that the knowledge is, as yet. very incomplete. In the general classification of mankind the character of the hair is taken as a primary feature. The three great divisions of mankind obtained in this way are subdivided according to stature or the shape of the head. Whether this is the ideal method of classification or not, it serves as a basis for the orderly description of the various known races. The description of the supernatural beliefs, weapons, houses, &c., of the Oceanic peoples is especially full and complete.
The Races of Man and their Distribution.
By Dr. A. C. Haddon. Pp. x + 126. (London: Milner and Company, Ltd., n.d.) Price 1s. net.
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The Races of Man and their Distribution . Nature 82, 65–66 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082065b0
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