The American Race

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-108-00647-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 396 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics

First published in 1891, this book was the earliest attempt to construct a systematic classification of all the indigenous languages of the Americas, focusing particularly on the relationship between culture and grammar and vocabulary. It addresses the various theories of the origins of the American race, and the archaeological evidence for the presence of humans in the Americas. It discusses geologists' opinions and the physical geography of the Americas in relation to Europe, and considers the physical characteristics of the Native Americans, their culture, religion, domestic habits and family organisation, providing a comprehensive anthropological and historical context for the linguistic work. Special attention is paid to the parts of the continent, mostly south of Mexico, whose ethnography was little known at the time of writing. Each chapter covers a particular region, and there is a detailed linguistic appendix.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Part I. Introductory: 1. Racial history and characteristics; Part II. North American tribes: 2. The north Atlantic group; 3. The north Pacific group; 4. The central group; Part III. South American tribes: 5. The south Pacific group; 6. The south Atlantic group; Indexes.