The mind of primitive man
- Subtitle
- A course of lectures delivered before the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass., and the National University of Mexico, 1910-1911
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1. Front matter2. THE MIND OF PRIMITIVE MAN3. PREFACE4. I. RACIAL PREJUDICES5. II. INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT UPON HUMAN TYPES6. III. INFLUENCE OF HEREDITY UPON HUMAN TYPES7. IV. THE MENTAL TRAITS OF PRIMITIVE MAN AND OF CIVILIZED MAN8. V. RACE AND LANGUAGE9. VI. THE UNIVERSALITY OF CULTURAL TRAITS10. VII. THE EVOLUTIONARY VIEWPOINT11. VIII. SOME TRAITS OF PRIMITIVE CULTURE12. IX. SUMMARY13. X. RACE PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES14. NOTES