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About The Book: The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Robert Gordon Latham is a 19th-century study examining the diverse races and cultures within the British Empire. Latham explores the origins, languages, and social customs of indigenous populations across various colonies, including in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific. He applies comparative ethnological and linguistic methods to classify and interpret human diversity under British rule. Reflecting the imperial and scientific attitudes of his time, the work seeks to provide a systematic account of colonial populations, contributing to broader discussions on race, migration, and the relationships between colonizers and native peoples. About The Author: Robert Gordon Latham FRS (1812–1888) was a prominent English ethnologist and philologist whose works bridged linguistics, anthropology, and human geography. Beginning with An Elementary English Grammar (1843), he contributed significantly to language education. He later turned to ethnology, producing influential studies like The Natural History of the Varieties of Mankind (1850), Descriptive Ethnology (1858), and Ethnology of India (1859), analyzing human races, migrations, and cultures. His work Logic in its Application to Language (1856) linked language structure with reasoning. Latham’s scholarship reflected a Victorian drive to classify human diversity and language, influencing both education and early anthropological thought. The Title 'The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies written/authored/edited by Robert Gordon Latham', published in the year 1851. The ISBN 9789371335843 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 280 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Ethnology. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: