The ethnography of Charles Darwin : a study of his writings on Aboriginal peoples /

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	De Paolo, Charles, 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, [2010]
Subjects:	Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Political and social views. Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Criticism and interpretation. Indigenous peoples > Public opinion. Ethnophilosophy. Human evolution > Philosophy. Racism in anthropology.

Table of Contents:

Precursors and analogues
Humboldt's critical ethnology
Malthus' theological demography
King and Fitzroy in Tierra del Fuego
A voyage to humanity
Slavery in South America
Fitzroy and Darwin in Tierra del Fuego
The "barbarians" of Argentina
"The mysterious agency": Darwin in the south seas
The making of Humboldt's ethnology
The post-voyage ethnology
Allied kingdoms, 1836 to 1870
Natural selection: the bio-ethical dilemma
Transportation and census
Descent as synthesis.