Collectif - Les Races Humaines. Les Types, les Moeurs, les Coutumes - 1920

The Human Races. The Types, Manners, Customs – A collective work edited by Hachette & Cie, Paris, undated (circa 1920) – This work offers a view of anthropology and ethnology from the late 19th to early 20th century. The text reflects the thinking of the colonial era and the nascent ethnography, mixing field observations with racialist-type visions – Publisher’s beige cloth binding with a smooth, titled spine, 392 pages, quarto size (23.5 x 30 cm) – Richly illustrated with 12 very fine color plates and 6 full-page ethnographic maps – Abundantly illustrated with black-and-white photographs in the text and on full pages – Table of contents: see photos – Very good condition, nevertheless the binding is slightly worn, but the pages are fresh and securely bound – Table of Chapters: I. Polynesians and Fijians – II. Papuans and Maoris – III. Australians and Tasmanians – IV. Malays and Natives of the Philippines – V. The Indo-Chinese – VI. Chinese and Mongols – VII. The Mongols (end) – VIII. Andamanese and Hindus – IX. Hindus (end). Afghans and Baluchis – X. Turcomans, Kyrgyz, Siberians and Persians – XI. Arabs, Jews, Osmanlis and Armenians – XII. Bushmen, Pygmies and Malagasy – XIII. The Negroes: the Bantus – XIV. The Bantus (end) – XV. Equatorial Negroes and Nilotes – XVI. Guinean Negroes and Ethiopians – XVII. Saharians, Sudanese, Egyptians, Arabs and Berbers – XVIII. Slaves, Lapps, Finns and Scandinavians – XIX. Balkan and Austro-Hungarian Populations – XX. Germans and Latins – XXI. Danes, Belgians, Dutch and Anglo-Saxons – XXII. The Eskimo – XXIII. The Indians of North America – XXIV. The Indians of Central and South America –

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