The Debate about Colour Naming in 19th Century Germon Philology is comprised of eleven years essays illustrating the intensity of interest in colour naming and ... » 

The Debate about Colour Naming in 19th Century Germon Philology is comprised of eleven years essays illustrating the intensity of interest in colour naming and categorization that arose in nineteenth century Germany. The themes of each chapter behind the lsquotestingrsquo of the colournaming capacities of lsquoprimitive peoplersquo throughout the world and which move towards new variants of the doctrine of lsquoevolutionrsquo. This Selection of work directs itself towards the growing field of Psychology and the shifting ground on which move towards it was tot form the later debates lsquocolour naming and categorisationrsquo These essays can be read from both a general and a specialist perspective. They are a fascinating example of the early development of the human sciences and of the interplay between natural science social science and ideology. Barbara Saunders PhD 1992 pursues research on Anthropological Colour Categorisation and Naming the Kwakwakarsquowakw of Vancouver Island Museums and Gender. «