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Man, Past and Present

by A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane

EN·~21 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS C. F. CLAY, Manager LONDON: FETTER LANE, E.C. 4

0:13

PREFACE TO NEW EDITION

2:04

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS - (at the end of the volume)

5:00

CHAPTER I - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

35:07

CHAPTER II - THE METAL AGES—HISTORIC TIMES AND PEOPLES

38:36

CHAPTER III - THE AFRICAN NEGRO: I. SUDANESE

1:31:38

CHAPTER IV - THE AFRICAN NEGRO: II. BANTUS—NEGRILLOES—BUSHMEN—HOTTENTOTS

1:41:51

CHAPTER V - THE OCEANIC NEGROES: PAPUASIANS (PAPUANS AND MELANESIANS)—NEGRITOES—TASMANIANS

1:06:08

CHAPTER VI - THE SOUTHERN MONGOLS

1:59:36

CHAPTER VII - THE OCEANIC MONGOLS

1:14:42

Description

This revised volume offers a sweeping overview of humanity’s journey, from the earliest known societies to the diverse cultures that shape our world today. Drawing on a century of new discoveries and the latest ethnographic research, the author blends original insights with fresh commentary, highlighting how our understanding of early peoples has shifted while still honoring the foundational work of earlier scholars.

Accompanying the text is a vivid collection of photographs and plates that bring distant peoples to life—Hausa traders, Andaman islanders, Siberian nomads, and many more. Listeners will find a concise, well‑referenced guide that balances scholarly depth with accessible storytelling, making it an ideal companion for anyone curious about the rich tapestry of human variation and the ongoing dialogue that defines modern anthropology.

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~21 hours (1216K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2011-03-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35685

Subjects

Ethnology Anthropology GN

About the author

A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane

1833–1912

An Irish journalist, linguist, and ethnological writer, he spent a long career turning wide reading and language study into ambitious surveys of peoples and cultures around the world. His books are a vivid window into Victorian scholarship—useful, influential, and also very much of their time.

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