Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits

The first volume compiles the results of an ethnographical research expedition in the Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Borneo.

Autorentext
Alfred Cort Haddon (1855-1940) was one of Britain's most important anthropologists and ethnologists. He founded the school of anthropology at the University of Cambridge and served as president of the following organizations: Section H (Anthropology) in the British Association meetings of 1902 and 1905; the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; the Folk Lore Society; and the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. He was also an elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Apart from his numerous books, Haddon also contributed several articles to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the Dictionary of National Biography, and Hastings's Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics.

Zusammenfassung
This first volume compiles the results of an expedition led by Alfred Cort Haddon (18551940) in the Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Borneo. It was written by Haddon himself, and contains a broad variety of historical, geographical, and ethnographical accounts regarding the region.

Inhalt
Introduction; Part I: 1. Historical sketch; 2. Geography and geology; 3. The ethnography of the various islands; i. Western islands; ii. Central islands; iii. Eastern islands; Part II. 4. Ethnography of neighbouring areas; Part III: 5. General ethnography of Torres Straights; Bibliography.

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