The Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World (Henry Holt Reference Book)
By Amiram Gonen.
Description
A wealth of information on modern cultures and ethnic groups resides in this one-volume work, primarily a product of Israeli scholars (and published first in Israel in 1993). Articles tend to focus more on the political and geographical histories than on the cultural and linguistic differences that distinguish peoples. Peoples are defined as broadly as nationalities; for example, there is an entry for Americans as well as for the many ethnic groups that comprise the U.S. population. Articles contain both the common and indigenous names of groups and provide cross references to related entri...
ISBN(s)
0805022562, 9780805022568
