Book of peoples of the world : a guide to cultures / edited by Wade Davis and K. David Harrison ; with Catherine Herbert Howell.
"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 by a team...
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Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic,
[2007], ©2007.
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Edition: | Revised edition. |
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Physical Description: | 383 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm |
Other Uniform Title: | Peoples of the world.
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Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 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
- 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.