Havelock Ellis

Broschiertes Buch

The Criminal

Beschreibung

This book contains Havelock Ellis¿s 1890 study, ¿The Criminal¿. In this text, Ellis has endeavoured to present a critical summary of ¿criminal anthropology¿, or the characteristics of criminals. Although much of what is contained within this book now belongs decisively in the realms of pseudoscience, Ellis¿s ¿The Criminal¿ will appeal to collectors and those with an interest in the development of scientific thought. Contents include: ¿The Study of the Criminal¿, ¿Criminal Anthropology¿, ¿Cranial and Cerebral Characteristics¿, ¿The Face¿, ¿Anomalies of the Hair¿, ¿Criminal Physiognomy¿, ¿The Body and Viscerä, ¿Heredity¿, ¿Tattooing¿, ¿Motor Activity¿, ¿Physical Sensibility¿, ¿Moral Insensibility¿, ¿Vanity¿, ¿Intelligence¿, etcetera. Henry Havelock Ellis (1859 ¿1939), also referred to as Havelock Ellis, was an English physician, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He was co-author of the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897, and also published works on a variety of sociological issues. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Autor

Henry Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 - 8 July 1939) was a British physician, eugenicist, author, liberal intellectual and social reformer who researched the sexuality of humans. He developed the theories of narcissism and autoeroticism, later accepted by psychoanalysis. Ellis was among the pioneering investigators of psychedelic drugs and the author of one of the earliest documented reports to the public of an experience with mescaline, which he conducted on himself in 1896. He encouraged genetics and served as one of the 16 vice-presidents of the Eugenics Association from 1909 to 1912. Ellis, who is son of Edward Peppen Ellis and Susannah Mary Wheatley, was raised in Croydon, England Surrey (now part of Greater London). His father was a sea captain and an Anglican, whereas his mom was the daughter of a sea captain who had numerous additional family who lived on or near the sea. When he was seven his father brought him on one of his journeys, during which they called at Sydney, Australia; Callao, Peru; and Antwerp, Belgium. After his return, Ellis attended the French and German College near Wimbledon, and thereafter attended a school in Mitcham.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Obscure Press
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 682g
• ISBN-13: 9781846645259
• ISBN-10: 1846645255
• Artikelnr.: 21438517