1st Edition
Francis Huxley and the Human Condition Anthropology, Ancestry and Knowledge
Part I: Introduction; 1. Chronology and Family Tree; Part II: Family Life, Ancestry and Haunting; 2. Parents; 3. Uncle Aldous; 4. Haunting; Part III: The Facts of Life; 5. Gordonstoun; 6. In the Royal Navy; 7. Oxford; 8. Love and History; Part IV: Social Anthropology: In Search of the World; 9. Anthropology and its Challenges; 10. The Ka’apor; 11. Saskatchewan; 12. Haiti Fieldwork; 13. St. Catherine’s Oxford; 14. Survival International: Anthropology and Social Justice; 15. Cosmology and the Sacred; Part V: The Human Condition; 16. The Philadelphia Association; 17. The late Francis Huxley; 18. Francis Huxley and the Human Condition
Biography
Ron Roberts is a chartered psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society with over 30 years' experience in higher education. www.ronroberts.co.uk
Theodor Itten is a retired psychotherapist. After 40 years practising in Switzerland he now lives in Hamburg, Germany. He studied social anthropology with Francis Huxley, who became his mentor and friend. www.ittentheodor.ch
"A thorough and fascinating portrayal of my Uncle Francis, warts and all, which well convey his mercurial character together with a sure-footed appraisal of his life’s work and writing."
Victoria Huxley, Niece.
"This study of Francis Huxley is welcome and overdue, because he was one of the greatest anthropologists of Amazonian indigenous peoples. His observations were thorough and scientifically accurate, to the highest standards of his discipline. But Francis was exceptional in two other ways. His delightful writing style communicated his passion to general readers as well as academics. And he was a warm friend, almost a compatriot of the indigenous peoples he studied. He was fascinated by and empathised with mythology and their spirit and spiritual worlds, so that he almost thought as one of them."
John Hemming, Author of People of the Rainforest
"This is an immensely engaging and absorbing book. Thoughtful and well written, it skillfully conveys the many fascinating layers of Francis Huxley and his rich and varied life, loves and philosophy with great empathy."
Fiona Watson, Survival International
