The Wanderings of Peoples

by A. C. Haddon

Overview

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. The Wanderings of Peoples by Alfred Cort Haddon was first published in 1911 and reissued as this corrected edition in 1912. The text contains a survey of the trends in human migration, offering information on their main causes and effects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107605862
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/08/2012
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Alfred Cort Haddon (1855-1940) was one of Britain's most important anthropologists and ethnologists. He founded the school of anthropology at the University of Cambridge and served as president of the following organizations: Section H (Anthropology) in the British Association meetings of 1902 and 1905; the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; the Folk Lore Society; and the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. He was also an elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Apart from his numerous books, Haddon also contributed several articles to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the Dictionary of National Biography, and Hastings's Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Asia and Oceania; 3. Europe; 4. Africa; 5. America; 6. North America; 7. Mexico and Central America; 8. South America; Index; Maps.