Book Chapter

History of Biological Anthropology

Little, Michael A., Sussman, Robert W.

2010

Overview

This chapter contains sections titled: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth‐Century Origins of Physical Anthropology Twentieth Century Beginnings and the Rise of Professionalism The Science Matures: Post‐World War II New Journals and Professional Societies Into the Twenty‐First Century: Contemporary Trends and Approaches Archival and Published Sources Conclusions References

• Publisher: Wiley‐Blackwell
• Subject: eighteenth and nineteenth‐century origins of physical anthropology / Franz Boas's studies, as basis for modern growth investigations / history of biological anthropology / physical (or biological) anthropology and exploration of human origins and human variation / Physical anthropology as a profession / physical anthropology ‐ studies of anatomy, craniology, skeletal biology, human origins and race / Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751–1819), closely linked to physical anthropology / Thomas Huxley's book Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature ‐ first text in physical anthropology / twenty‐first century, contemporary trends and approaches / ‘Race,’ typological characterization of human variation ‐ dominant theme in physical anthropology
• ISBN: 9781405189002, 1405189002