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Excerpt from The Study of ManThese words of John Ray have many a time stimulated me, may they encourage others to study human-kind. Once more I must insist on the sad fact that the old land marks are being rapidly removed, and there is a pressing need for immediate investigations in anthropology in this as well as in all the other parts of the world.It is now my pleasing duty to take this opportunity of thanking those who have assisted me in t...

Excerpt from History of AnthropologyWe hope we have in all cases referred to the authors to whom we are indebted for information, and for personal assistance we desire to thank Dr. C. S. Myers, of Gonville and Caius College, Mr. E. E. Sikes, Tutor of St. John's College.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hist...

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Excerpt from Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits, Vol. 1: General EthnographyIn 1888 I went to Torres Straits to study marine zoology and had no intention of paying attention to ethnography, indeed, before I left England, I consulted Sir William Flower about taking measurements of natives and he dissuaded me from doing so, and others seemed to think that there was little worth doing as regards the natives. All...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

PublisherThis Title is part of the "HardPress Classics Series". In this series we are bringing a treasure throve of old books back into print using our own state-of-the-art techniques. Since we are working with old material - occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these reproductions. We have managed to fix the vast majority of issues though, and we believe these books deserve to be persevered for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from A Revision of the British Actiniæ, Vol. 2: The ZoantheæAs in other Actinozoa, the body-wall is composed of three layers: the ectoderm, the mesogloea, and the. Endoderm. There is now no need to adduce arguments in favour of the employment of the second of these terms.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an impo...

Excerpt from The Outriggers of Indonesian CanoesIt not infrequently happens that a length of sapling or bamboo is lashed to the upper border of the dug-out and the booms rest on this gunwale spar, as it may be termed. The object of this spar is Obviously to protect the edges of the hull, it is widely distributed in Oceania.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbo...

Excerpt from Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres StraitsPerhaps a few words are necessary to explain why we visited a district apparently so insignificant as Torres Straits. As explained above, I had a good deal of unpublished material on the ethnography of the people and it would naturally take less time to gain a good insight into the life of a people about whom a fair amount was known than to begin afresh on a new ...

Excerpt from Evolution in Art: As Illustrated by the Life-Histories of DesignsIt would afford me great pleasure if this book leads to new students entering upon this important and intensely interesting field of inquiry, and I shall always be pleased to correspond with those who are or who desire to be fellow-workers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com...

Excerpt from The Decorative Art of British New Guinea: A Study in Papuan EthnographyThe ferocious disposition of the Badu tribe is principally owing to reasons the same, or similar, to those that have made the other neighbouring bush tribes so savage and dangerous.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historica...