The Mediterranean Race: a Study of the Origin of European Peoples

Abstract

THE problem of our origins must always prove an interesting subject for research; speculation has found it only too fertile a prey. At the present state of our knowledge fresh information is being amassed continually, so that the field for speculation is, fortunately, becoming more narrowed. A recent contribution to the problem is from the enthusiastic Italian anthropologist, Prof. G. Sergi, of Rome, who has published in English an entirely new book, based on his “Origine e diffusione della stirpe Mediterranea,” 1895. Those who are acquainted with the previous writings of Prof. Sergi will quite know what to expect in this new volume. The familiar arguments and data are reinforced by additional facts, and the author's conclusions are clearly and definitely stated. The following is the position he has adopted in this book, and which we may take as the expression of his matured views.

The Mediterranean Race: a Study of the Origin of European Peoples.

By G. Sergi. Pp 320; 93 illustrations in the text. The Contemporary Science Series. (London: Walter Scott, 1901.) Price 6s.