The Races of Men: A Fragment (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Races of Men: A FragmentThe basis of the view I take of man is his (physical strue ture; if Imay so say, his Zoological history. To know this must be the first step in all inquiries into man's history: all abstractions, neglecting or despising this great element, the physical character and constitution of man, his mental and corporeal attributes must, of necessity, be at the least Uto pian, if not erroneous. Men are of various Races; call them Species, if you will; call them permanent Varieties.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.