Grafton Elliot Smith, Egyptology and the diffusion of culture : a biographical perspective / Paul Crook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crook, D. P. (David Paul)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Grafton Elliot, 1871-1937.

Smith, Grafton Elliot.

Anthropologists--Great Britain--Biography.

Anthropologists.

Anthropologists--Australia--Biography.

Egyptologists--Great Britain--Biography.

Egyptologists.

Egyptologists--Australia--Biography.

Culture diffusion.

Ethnology--Methodology.

Ethnology.

Physical anthropology.

Australia.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 160 pages ; 18 cm

Other Title:

Egyptology and the diffusion of culture

Place of Publication:

Brighton ; Portland : Sussex Academic Press, 2012.

Summary:

Australian scientist Grafton Elliot Smith was known for his controversial theory of cultural diffusion, which was based on his research on Egyptian mummies in the early 1900s. Crook (emeritus, history, U. of Queensland, Australia) examines the life of Smith and the history of his ideas in the context of the archaeological discoveries of the early 20th century, in the hopes that current researchers will reassess Smith's attempts to integrate anthropology into a broader interdisciplinary framework. The book includes a few b&w maps and illustrations. It is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Early days : Sydney, Cairo, Manchester (1871-1915)

Migrations of early culture

Dragons and critics (1915-1920)

Elephants and ethnologists (1920-1924)

The evolution of man (1924-1927)

The diffusion controversy (1927-1933)

Last days (1933-1937).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781845194819

1845194810

OCLC:

707230452