The ethnography of Charles Darwin
Subtitle: a study of his writings on aboriginal peoples
By: Charles De Paolo.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786448777
Subjects: Darwin, Charles, -- 1809-1882 -- Political and social views; Darwin, Charles, -- 1809-1882- -- Criticism and interpretation; Indigneous peoples -- Public opinion; Indingenous peoples -- Philosophy; Human evolution -- Philosophy; Racism in anthropology
Description: "This book attempts to reconcile the prevailing dual visions of Darwin as racist and as humanitarian. By consolidating Darwin's fragmentary ethnographic writings, the text charts his switch from early resignation regarding the victimization of native tribes to advocacy for their plight on the basis of demographic, biological, and behavioral evidence"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Precursors and analogues; title: Humboldt's critical ethnology; title: Malthus' theological demography; title: King and Fitzroy in Tierra del Fuego; title: A voyage to humanity; title: Slavery in South America; title: Fitzroy and Darwin in Tierra del Fuego; title: The "barbarians" of Argentina; title: "The mysterious agency": Darwin in the south seas; title: The making of Humboldt's ethnology; title: The post-voyage ethnology; title: Allied kingdoms, 1836 to 1870; title: Natural selection: the bio-ethical dilemma; title: Transportation and census; title: Descent as synthesis.