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Originally published in 1813, James Cowles Prichard's Researches into the Physical History of Man was perhaps the most important anthropological work in English of the pre-Darwinian nineteenth century. Attacking the heterodox speculations of "polygenist" writers, Prichard defended the biblically based argument that all mankind was one species. He advanced interesting hypotheses concerning the processes of racial differentiation, and suggested the then daring possibility that the original men were black-skinned. In his extensive introductory essay, "From Chronology to Ethnology: Prichard and British Anthropology, 1800-1850," George W. Stocking, Jr., uses Prichard's career to illuminate this p...
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This is a case study in industrial structure, pricing practices, and economic welfare of the steel industry, showing its significance to the South and to the national economy. It concludes with an analysis of the law on basing point pricing and recommendations on public policy. The liberal in economics who favors policies designed to stabilize the economy rather than to stabilize particular industries will find scholarly documentation and vivid justification for his views here. Originally published in 1954. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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