Anthropological Society of London
The Anthropological Society of London (ASL) was a short-lived organisation of the 1860s whose founders aimed to furnish scientific evidence for white supremacy which they construed in terms of polygenism. It was founded in 1863 by Richard Francis Burton and James Hunt. Hunt had previously been the secretary of the Ethnological Society of London, which was founded in 1843. When he founded the breakaway ASL, Hunt claimed that society had "the object of promoting the study of Anthropology in a strictly scientific manner". Nevertheless he reminded his audience that, whatever evidence might be uncovered, "we still know that the Races of Europe now have much in their mental and moral nature which the races of Africa have not got." The ASL only lasted 8 years: following Hunt's death in 1869 it was absorbed into the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Provided by Wikipedia-
1Published 1865London : Trübner and Co., 1865-1870.3 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.“...Anthropological Society of London...”
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2Published 1865London : Trübner and Co., 1865-1870.3 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.Also issued online.“...Anthropological Society of London...”
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3Published 1870London : Published for the Anthropological Society of London by Longmans, Green, 1870-1871.1 v. : plates, port., fold. map ; 23 cm.Available also on microfilm from University Microfilms International.Available also online.“...Anthropological Society of London...”
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4Published 1863London : Trübner, 1863-1870.8 v. ; 22 cm.Also available on microfilm from University Microfilms International.Also available online.“...Anthropological Society of London...”