The Origin of RacesWorld survey of racial origins; p.94-103; The archaic society of the Tiwi; general description of economic life, Melville & Bathurst Islands, division of labour in food gathering, hunting & fishiing, provision of food for future parents-in-law, marriage rules summarized, effects of polygyny discussed; p.100-103; Population size among food gatherers (estimates for Australian tribes), systems of mating (monogamy or polygyny), longevity of fossil men (age/sex ration of Tiwi noted); p.406411; Fossil man in Australia, means of entry via land bridge, discussion of Keilor, Talgai & Cohuna skulls, comparison with other races. |
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Contents
THE PROBLEM OF RACIAL ORIGINS | 4 |
PreWürm Fossil Man Remains from Europe | 25 |
EVOLUTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL | 66 |
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| Title | The Origin of Races A Borzoi book |
| Author | Carleton Stevens Coon |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Feb 22, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0394439449, 9780394439440 |
| Length | 724 pages |
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