Book of Peoples of the World A Guide to Cultures

Name: Book of Peoples of the World A Guide to Cultures
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ISBN: 9781426202384

ISBN-10: 1426202385

ISBN-13: 9781426202384

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Wade Davis, K. David Harrison, Catherine Herbert Howell, U. S. National Geographic Society Staff

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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 world7;s many ethnic identities. National Geographic7;sBook of Peoples of the Worldpropels that important quest with concern, authority, and respect. Created by a team of experts, this hands-on resource offers thorough coverage of more than 200 ethnic groups-some as obscure as the Kallawaya of the Peruvian Andes, numbering fewer than 1,000; others as widespread as the Bengalis of India, 172 million strong. We7;re swept along on a global tour of beliefs, traditions, and challenges, observing the remarkable diversity of human ways as well as the shared…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 11/18/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.882
Language: English

Wade Davis was named one of the Explorers for the Millennium by the National Geographic Society. He is an anthropologist and ethnobotanist whose books include the international bestsellerThe Serpent and the Rainbow. K. David Harrison is a linguist whose work with endangered languages is receiving national attention. He conducts expeditions to remote places around the world in his study of global language loss.



Introduction


The Genographic Project


Sub-Saharan Africa


When languages die



North Africa and the Middle East


A life on the move



Asia


To sail by the wisdom of the stars



Oceania


Notes on the world's scales



Europe


Written word, oral word



North America


Making a space to live in



Central and South America


Ethnic Groups of the world


Illustration Credits


Readings and Resources


Index