Book of peoples of the world : a guide to cultures /

"As cultures and languages disappear from the Earth at a shocking rate, it becomes all the more urgent for us to know and value the world s many ethnic identities. National Geographic's Book of Peoples of the World propels that important quest with concern, authority, and respect. Created...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Other Authors: Davis, Wade, Harrison, K. David, Howell, Catherine Herbert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2007
Edition:Rev. ed
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Table of Contents:
  • Genographic Project
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • When languages die / K. David Harrison
  • North Africa and the Middle East
  • life on the move / K. David Harrison
  • Asia
  • To sail by the wisdom of the stars / K. David Harrison
  • Oceania
  • Notes on the world's scales / Miranda Weinberg
  • Europe
  • Written word, oral word / Robert E. Hart
  • North America
  • Making a space to live in / K. David Harrison
  • Central and South America
  • Ethnic Groups of the world
  • The Genographic Project / Jason Blue-Smith
  • Map of regions of the world
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • When languages die / K. David Harrison
  • North Africa & The Middle East
  • A life on the move / Harrison
  • Asia
  • To sail by the wisdom of the stars / Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey
  • Oceania
  • Notes on the world's scales / Miranda Weinberg
  • Europe
  • Written word, oral world / Robert E. Hart
  • North America
  • Making a space to live in / Harrison
  • Central & South America
  • Ethnic groups of the world
  • The Genographic Project / Jason Blue-Smith
  • Map of regions of the world
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • When languages die / K. David Harrison
  • North Africa & The Middle East
  • A life on the move / K. David Harrison
  • Asia
  • To sail by the wisdom of the stars / Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey
  • Oceania
  • Notes on the world's scales / Miranda Weinberg
  • Europe
  • Written word, oral world / Robert E. Hart
  • North America
  • Making a space to live in / K. David Harrison-- Central & South America
  • Ethnic groups of the world