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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Corporate Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Other Authors: Davis, Wade
Harrison, K. David
Howell, Catherine Herbert
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2007], ©2007.
Edition:Revised edition.
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Physical Description:383 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Other Uniform Title:Peoples of the world.
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.