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MARTINS (J.P. Oliveira). ELEMENTOS de Anthropologia: (História Natural do Homem). Lisboa. 1880. - MARTINS (J.P. Oliveira) ELEMENTOS de Anthropologia: (História Natural do Homem) . Lisboa: Livraria Bertrand, 1880. XIV, 200, [4] pp.; 190 mm. First edition. Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins (Lisbon, 1845 - Lisbon, 1894), historian, economist and publicist, one of the most prominent intellectual figures of the Generation of 70, published the Elements of Anthropology in the same year that the IX International Congress of Prehistoric Anthropology and Archaeology was held in Lisbon, an event that gave the work exceptional relevance and visibility in the Portuguese scientific community. This work represents the first systematic attempt at the scientific dissemination of physical anthropology and evolutionary theory in Portugal, articulating the then-dominant currents of positivism and social Darwinism with the historical and philosophical vision characteristic of Oliveira Martins' thought. It addresses the origin and classification of human races, prehistory, comparative anatomy, and the relationship between nature and civilization, placing itself in the lineage of his works of synthesis on the history of civilization, such as *As Raças Humanas e a Civilisação Primitiva* (Human Races and Primitive Civilization ). Estimated. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate