Content tagged with “anthropology”

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Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negroid
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
November 11, 2021
Words
670

“These three terms are disputed, and many consider them obsolete, and even offensive. They refer to what some people considered the three ‘base races’ in the world: In simple, cultural terms: Caucasian: White people Mongoloid: Asian people Negroid: Black people One of the original theories of race…”

The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
March 25, 2025
Words
163

“I feel guilty saying that I ‘read’ this book, because I abandoned it after about 100 pages. I just didn’t understand what the author was getting at. This bothers me, because I enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel , which is Diamond’s more famous work. The first chapter was a long discussion of his…”