The Origin of Races

Carleton S. Coon

ISBN 10: 0394301420 / ISBN 13: 9780394301426

Published by Alfed A. Knopf, Inc, 1962

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This is good for age - Please see all photos. A 1968 printing of the 1962 work. The first detailed history of the evolution of the five races of man a pioneer work, a milestone of scientific thought. It advances Darwinian theory beyond the origin of species to the myth-ridden question of the origin of subspecies, or races. Hitherto, it has generally been held that the five races of man became differentiated only very recently, in the last few tens of thousands of years, after the appearance of Homo sapiens. But Dr. Coon, in the course of his researches, uncovered startling evidence indicating that, in fact, they had separated far down on the time scale, long before Homo sapiens appeared and at least as early as the time of the first Homo erectus. Was it possible that races, like the species to which they belong, were capable of evolution? If so, much of the evolution of the different existing races may have taken place separately and in parallel fashion over a period of hundreds, rather than tens, of thousands of years. This is a controversial work and offered in the interest of learning the wide range of anthropological thought.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origin of Races
• Publisher: Alfed A. Knopf, Inc
• Publication Date: 1962
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394301420
• ISBN 13: 9780394301426
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Hardcover w/dust jacket. From Private Collection.